Subway Serial Rape

Mean, moody and magnificent

I loved this movie, and most reviews focus on the erotic scenes featuring the smoking hot bar hostess (played by the stunning Mami Fujimura), and on the horrific and difficult to watch train rape scene. However, a less memorable copulatory episode earlier in the movie served the purpose of introducing the unpredictable, aggressive and flawed nature of the Nozawa Shunsuke character (played by the mean, moody and magnificent Ren Osugi). Therefore, it is probably worth a mention in the interests of completeness although the scene pales in comparison to those involving the gorgeous Fujimara.

On leaving the bar on conclusion of the opening sequence, Nozawa is scouting a vehicle for temporary use in the hijack he is about to carry out, and soon chances upon a car parked up in a secluded backstreet location. At this point we are presented with an overly-long and drawn out seduction and lovemaking session involving a sleazy married commuter who has managed to coax a naïve and top-heavy high school girl from the subway train back to his parked car.

“Nice tits” quips this smooth operator with a smirk, as he nonchalantly removes the bra and panties from the submissive girl. By the time Nozawa arrives on the scene, the short-lived romance is being vigorously consummated, and the girl is so overcome with passion that she does not notice the short-tempered Nozawa ominously striding up to the vehicle, pistol in hand. The shocked girl is then confronted with the black-leather clad Nozawa tapping on the window and demanding that she get out immediately. Apparently feeling that the confused girl did not respond fast enough to his command, Nozawa grabs the girl roughly by the hair and brutally pistol-whips her, before brutally dragging her out of the car and depositing the partially-clothed girl on the concrete with about as much care as he would dump a bag of trash.

It is worth noting that our hero treated the romeo who had been exploiting the girl’s naivety much less harshly, with an almost apologetic Nozawa explaining that he would leave the car undamaged and in an easy to find location once he has finished with it. The scene is purposeful as it dropped a hint to the viewer at an early stage not to get too emotionally attached to the male lead, although later we do see a more compassionate side of Nozawa, particularly regarding his doomed relationship with the beautiful Rinko.

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