Call Girls

This movie about japanese teenage girls high-gals or Ko-gals (prostitutes) is a very good movie. It addresses many of the feelings of ennui youth have in Japanese society, like the feeling that they cannot be treated as individuals in Japanese society (part of the group-think) there. An important part of the movie shows when Lisa is asked, why does she want to go to New York to study? She states that her feeling is in the USA you "can-do" anything you want just as long as you keep trying and that you do your best. It's a feeling that these girls feel that they are trapped to being less than they can achieve in Japan. Overall, a 9 out of 10. Note: that the picture on the video box makes the movie look like a porno movie but it's nothing like that. It could be said that it's similar to Larry Clark's "Kids".

This is, by far, one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Having been in a Japanese high school for a year, I could relate to some of the characters in this movie. It was perfectly executed -- the camera work, dialogue, etc. The music, as well, was excellent. This movie definitely needs to be on everyone's "must have" list.

a haunting, and sometimes depressing, look at the world of high school call girls in tokyo, japan. the movie follows the lives of 3 high schoolers as they go from john to john, all the while trying to remind themselves that they are doing this for a reason. a terrific movie, filled with unforgettable performances and characters.

With the rise of OnlyFans in the West, this movie has renewed modern relevance. It's a film about generational conflict between teenagers and adults and the conflict between perverted middle-age men with money and materialistic teenage schoolgirls selling their body for designer clothes. The movie itself is longer than necessary and meandering at times. The movie covers an interesting topic and has a decent message but the story itself is simple and events in the movie become repetitive. You do get a decent aesthetic feel of Tokyo during the 90s. It's worth watching if it sounds interesting but not a must-watch movie.

BOUNCE GO-KALS is one of the best drama I've seen out of Japan. It's not a slow-moving Japanese film, but it's just slow enough, and just fast enough (although the movie is well over 2 hours) to keep you interested and at the same time, emotionally invested. A terrific film that exposes Japanese society for its hypocricy, while even delving into the past of the country. But in the end, it's a movie about hope and a future that, although it may look dark, has a silver lining.

For more excellent movies by the director, check out KAMIKAZE TAXI and CHOICE OF HERCULES, two very good dramas from a man with his pulse on what makes Japan so fascinating.

10 out of 10

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