A promising plot abandoned
The movie starts with a narration and it immediately takes me out of it. Show don't tell. But soon it jumps into the main storyline where the ML now works as a host and has loads of debt to pay. No answers are provided how he came to work as a host after his graduation but here we are.The narrations now takes a very different turn and the movie turns into a soft core porn. The ML is shown jumping from one sex scene to another with bizzare back stories of his clients making you wonder if those were necessary. They could have spent more time building the MLs character instead of showing kisses (tongue involved) and sex scenes with every character in the movie.
We don't come to know how the ML feels with these turn of events in his life. Is he sad or indifferent? Is money the only thing that he cares about? Too many questions that remains unanswered. Instead the movie goes for shock value.
It must not have been easy shooting all those scenes but the ML was convincing. The basic plot seemed strong and the movie could have worked hard in developing those characters and the chemistry between the professor and the ML. The cinematography was impressive and the music was good.
In conclusion, the movie had a good plot that was abandoned for sex scenes that did not help progressing it forward. There are 2 sequels to this and hopefully I might watch them at a later time.
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Zezačátku to ani na erotický film nevypadá, ale vše se rozvine. Zaujali mě herci hlavních rolí a též, že byly velice solidně, přesvědčivě zpracovány erotické scény, které byly opravdu erotické, soft. A velice pravdivě, žádné štítivé pusinky a herci (ne pornoherci) si museli pořádně máknout, tělo na tělo, překvapily mě japonské "šmejdivé" jazýčky. Proto za tu přesvědčivost dávám nejvyšší hodnocení právě za herecké výkony. Už méně se mi líbily vymahačské scény plné násilí, surovostí, mučení, ale to je můj problém, ne problém filmu, brrr. Zvuk byl též solidní, klasická hudba, někdy klavír, velmi jemná, někdy téměř neslyšná a překvapivě dobře podbarvila scény, kde se to hodilo. A opravdu, link od tomase106 je s oběma verzemi na konci, verze blanc končí 1:10:37 a začíná noir, ale je bez titulků, proto raději doporučuji linky od karcikarla.
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People, where is the condom ??
Many reviews have been made that I agree with so for me there is just one question left: Where is the condom ?Everybody is having sex with everybody but protection is never mention, not even once !! This is out dated.
About the plot: well I love you so I'll just send you to prostitution ... (eyes rolling).
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Discomfort, uneasiness that lingers.
Definitely not for everyone. But it hooked me and I'm looking forward to them in next part.don’t even know what I’m feeling. This film was messy, unsettling, emotionally cold and hot all at once — and I'm somehow completely hooked.”
Why it lands hard:
A taboo teacher–student dynamic packed with power imbalance and emotional manipulation that never softens.
The teacher clings to the student for years, even after being fired. The student drifts along, detached, yet pulled in. Toxic? Yes. Magnetic? Definitely.
At least half the film centers on raw, emotionally numbing sex—not intimacy or passion. It’s disturbing, but contextually fitting for what the characters are: empty, stuck, unresolved.
What stands out:
The acting is powerful—especially the student (who might be in Grand Guignol). His deadpan yet emotionally intense performance carried scenes that had no dialogue but screamed.
There’s almost no character development—only emotional stasis that intensifies the unease.
An omnipresent dread lingers: the weight of “something bad is coming” hovers. The story doesn’t resolve cleanly, and the ending leaves you with questions instead of solace.
Final verdict: A haunting, unforgettable cinematic experience. It offers no comfort. It offers no redemption. And maybe that’s the point.
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No words.
No words.This movie was beyond disturbing.
I watched the Noir version. And I'm at a loss for words.
The way it all end up playing out for Haruto/Yuki rubbed me the wrong way.
My question is how did Haruto end up falling in love with Aoyama/Mr. Aoyama? He, firstly, was just really weird around Haruto from the start. Like Aoyama was the biggest walking red flag and everything he did towards Haruto at the beginning was weird and creepy. Exchanging diaries with your teacher is WEIRD. Like nothing about that is okay whatsoever. Then he kissed him in his sleep...what? How. Does. That. Make. You. Fall. For. Someone? I am actually confused
Everything bad that happened to Haruto was tied back to Aoyama. That was fucked. Because his life was absolute hell.
After someone admitted all that to me, I WOULDNT SLEEP WITH THEM. Not that it is, you know, weird, but there has always got to be some anterior motive, and in that case, I was right. there was.
He wasn't actually in love with him. He, I think, just had a thing for teenage boys/younger guys. Because the ending showed him swiping through the pics and Ryoma, if I am not mistaken, WAS LITERALLY THERE SLEEPING.
I had to pause multiple times to rethink my life choices.
I truly don't think I want to watch the other movies.
Actually a bit of a spoiler (accidentally watched 45 seconds into the 2nd movie) **
Aoyama dies. ***
The acting also fucked with me. It was good. Too good. The actor of Haruto especially. He played the deadpan innocent naive young boy really well.
The music was solid. It transitioned the gruesome shots nicely.
The story. What. The. Fuck. Not at all hard to follow, but brooo felt like I was in a fever dream and couldn't wake up. It was awful. OMG. I just remembered that weird goat scene. Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why WHYYYYYYYY was that necessary? And the look on that guy's face, as he was following the red collar, was scary and is now ingrained in my head.
It's the end of the review and I still haven't come up with a rating yet...
Final rating, 5.5/10. That's the lowest I have given a show or a movie. So wow.
Sorry for the grammar errors, English is my first language. Just bad at it.
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Wish it was a show
I would have liked this to be more stretched out with a show, everything happened so fast! I did find it dark, gritty and I could feel for our lead. I just wish we could have seen more of everyone, it would make us feel even more for them.I can't get over one thing, did he really have to go and do THAT?! Like, the man has lost enough thank you very much!
Although I enjoyed the show I really think it went to fast, so much information jammed into a short movie. I know there is a second movie that I will watch, but it could have easily filled a 12 episode show in my opinion.
This isn't for the faint of heart. I wish we would have gotten more of the dark and gritty side of selling oneself.
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Waste of time
Plot: I undestand the plot and the need to portray very harsh scenes to give the overall image of the prostitution world, but something was really unecessary.. the guy with the goat's fetish? I can't really think of a reason why put all this back-story to a passer-by character! So we have this kind of story but not the twisted final ending??? I get the first one, but the last one? Can't find a reason why sensei has to be so.. cruel? Overbearing in the most twisted way? He knew everything and above all he was plotting all along the guy's life? I can't even think of a insanely, passionate love, because he was always watching him with other men.. so why is all that?Acting: didn't see a good chemistry between the leads, but i appreciated Yuri more
Music: nothing to say about it!
Rewatch: no reason to do it.
If you are looking for a good one i'd suggest: pornographer (+ spring life) or cherry magic.
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It Just Feels Edgy
I'd heard some vague things about this one before watching and assumed it'd be similar to Dangerous Drugs of Sex (DDoS) in quality. I was incorrect..Copius amounts of sex, but thats to be expected considering the setting. One thing I did like was that the sex scenes, literally every one of them, were not particularly sexy. Explicit, but they all maintained a relatively high level of discomfort and....anxiety, almost? The explicit scenes do feel a bit like they exist primarily for shock value because the story kinda fizzles out and loses itself. There's one implied gore scene that could have been interesting, but it's potential was castrated, making it also feel like a shock value prop.
Really good use of silence to build discomfort. Awful use of tongue, I've never seen a better campaign against french kissing. Good storytelling/editing for the first lart at least. Awful use of a goat, sir please.
Aizen type ending. This is what really ruined it for me. Its like the screenwriter just said, "fuck it whatever" at the end and used the laziest, most tired bs plot point. And the main character is just like "omg no youre so crazy anyway heres some money. okay lets fuck." Like Im sorry, what?????? The story was mildly interesting but they spent so much time adding sex scenes every other minute that they just nuked the ending.
A really disappointing watch. I enjoy watching dark content, but this was just....bad? Its not really dark, just edgy. I imagine one might rewatch this if offered a large sum of money to do so and literally no other reason.
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If you won't mind the “pink” scenes, you'll get the story
I don't know why I'm writing here but, I'm gonna say that this story is unexpectedly good. I was kinda shocked on the actual, mind-blowing scenes but we can't deny that those things may be happening in real life.You'll just gonna scratch your head if you got the plot and oh, that really makes me say that the shortest distance is really round, hell yeah give them a try
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I never write reviews but this was so bad that I had to...
This "movie" is just... everything is terrible okay? The production and the music are a joke. The plot/story is so dumb... I really don't know how else to describe it. They're just dumb. There are millions of better ways to portray gay prostitution in Japan. There are millions of better ways to portray a teacher falling in love with his student... The explicit scenes were depressing to me but at least it made me feel something because the rest of the movie was so plain and boring. It made no sense at times to the point it was unrealistic because of how much it lacked any kind of depth. All the characters weren't even one-dimensional. They were zero-dimensional. It's like a very simple dumb cartoon but make it live action and pornographic.Was this review helpful to you?
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