{"product_id":"roman-porno-reboot-coll-vol-1","title":"ROMAN PORNO REBOOT COLL. VOL 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntiporno\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kyoko, a young artist with a sadomasochistic streak, wreaks havoc on everyone that she encounters, but her absolute worst behavior is reserved for her simpering older assistant Noriko, whom she routinely humiliates in increasingly kinky ways. That is, until their sense of reality gets upended in an exuberantly reflexive twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outrageous, rabble-rousing contribution to the Roman Porno redux series,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntiporno\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an expectation-defying, antic study in blighted eroticism, damaged psyches, and shifting power dynamics, set against outlandishly theatrical backdrops; “a feverish op-art dream that turns on us at every corner.” (\u003cem\u003eSlant Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAroused by Gymnopedies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: A modern take on the “Roman Porno” genre from director Isao Yukisada,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAroused by Gymnopedies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an “engaging and ultimately touching portrait of love, loneliness and loss of youth” (\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShinji, a middle-aged film director, is trapped in a seemingly hopeless cycle of creative crisis and self-destruction. After his failure making art films, he now finds himself shooting low-budget pornography as a means to get by. Over the span of one week, he embarks on a series of sexual encounters that put his work, relationships and happiness in jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDawn of the Felines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDawn of the Felines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a haunting, empathetic journey through the nocturnal world of three sex workers navigating the neon-soaked street of Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Each night brings new encounters – eccentric clients, dangerous fetishes and the looming threat of police crackdowns – while each dawn finds them wrestling with loneliness, survival, and the search for meaning in a city that rarely looks back. Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (\u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Path\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwisted Justice\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBushido\u003c\/em\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDawn of the Felines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a “suitably melancholy” (\u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e) tribute to Noboru Tanaka’s classic Roman Porno film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight of the Felines\u003c\/em\u003e. Modern and unflinching, Shiraishi’s update to the genre famously created by the Nikkatsu film studio in the 1970s offers a portrait of women living on the edge of society while negotiating their agency, connection, and dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWet Woman in the Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e: A tornado of unbridled sexual desire is unleashed when a free spirited seductress sets her sights on a reclusive playwright.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWet Woman in the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehighlights the id in its stream of consciousness tale. Having a character who overturns the inhibitions of all that cross her path with wild abandon allows this striking entry in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno Reboot series to transcend its sexploitation raison d'être. Director Akihiko Shiota cuts to the chase, taking advantage of the subgenre's sparse requirements: a sex scene every ten minutes with a total running time no longer than 80 minutes. What ensues is a gleefully anarchic plot that explores the human psyche through sexuality within a psychodrama that is as hilarious as it is titillating. 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