{"product_id":"new-love-in-tokyo-a-1994","title":"NEW LOVE IN TOKYO, A (1994)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyumi (Reiko Kataoka) juggles between her work as a call-girl and a life with a boyfriend unable to get into college. Soon, she meets Rei (Sawa Suzuki), a seasoned dominatrix aspiring to become a theatre actor, who spends her free time rehearsing with a troupe that blurs the line between the stage and the bedroom. At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era, brilliantly evoked here by neon-lit streets and chic interiors, both women bring us into their nocturnal orbit: a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the thriving, horny districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarketed in some territories as a sequel to Ryu Murakami's moody \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTokyo Decadence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1992), Banmei Takahashi's A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO unfolds as its tonal opposite: less a somber sexploitation film than an unexpectedly sex-positive workplace comedy ripe for rediscovery. Based on a book of essays by Kei Shimamoto that brings the reader into a bustling erotic underworld, the film is also notable for featuring cult photographer Nobuyoshi Araki as one of its key collaborators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA glimpse into a bygone era of Japanese eroticism, A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO provided pinku, V-cinema and Director's Company veteran Banmei Takahashi (Door, Door II) with a bridge towards a broader range of human experience and pathos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with director Banmei Takahashi (19 minutes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"About the Book\": Interview with author Kei Shimamoto and magazine editor Akira Suei (6 minutes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Real New Love in Tokyo\": Interview with working dominatrix Mikako Fujishiro and actor Kanaka Shiba (17 minutes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet with new writing by Maari Sugawara, Dakota Noot, and Nikodem Karolak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly commissioned art by Joyce Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Japanese, with English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KANI","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":48886229205211,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/81BQ6iY1VvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781721453","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/new-love-in-tokyo-a-1994","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}