Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (46-okunen no koi) (2005)
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74% of users liked it
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Two men imprisoned for seperate murders find their fates mortally intertwined in cult director Takashi Miike's homoerotic meditation on the societal flaws of modern-day Japan. Jun (Ryuhei Matsuda) is an effiminate gay bar employee who, after being sexually assaulted by a customer, brutally… More Two men imprisoned for seperate murders find their fates mortally intertwined in cult director Takashi Miike's homoerotic meditation on the societal flaws of modern-day Japan. Jun (Ryuhei Matsuda) is an effiminate gay bar employee who, after being sexually assaulted by a customer, brutally murdered his attacker in a fit of rage. Shiro (Masanobu Ando) is a brutish, heavily-tattooed thug whose combative nature has resulted in too many run-ins with the law to count. When both men are imprisoned for murder, Shiro's undeniable charisma and intensity draws Jun like a moth to the flame. As the two men learn from behind bars to open up and accept one and other for who they really are, a warm bond begins to grow that finds each man confiding his innermost secrets with the other and Shiro taking an almost paternal interest in his fragile young friend. When a confrontation erupts in the common area of the prison and one inmate strangles another to death, the guards are shocked to find Jun sitting on Shiro's lifeless body. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Takashi Miike
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 26, 2006 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Rudy Joggerst, Reel.com
...has probably more in common with Danish helmer Lars Von Trier's movies than the trademark elements audiences may connect Takashi Miike with...
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Sean Axmaker, MSN.com
It's a murder mystery of young men in stir and in lust, with surreal scenes on sets of shadow and light and the merest suggestion of detail.
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Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy
I cared less and less with every passing minute.
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Cast
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Ryuhei Matsuda
as Jun Ariyoshi
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Masanobu Ando
as Shiro Kazuki
- Kenichi Endo
- Ryo Ishibashi
- Renji Ishibashi
