{"product_id":"a-new-love-in-tokyo","title":"A New Love in Tokyo","description":"\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis special limited edition spot gloss slipcover is limited to \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e,000 units \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNamed after Yasujiro Ozu’s custom-made, tatami-level, crab-like tripod, Kani is a new home video label dedicated to leveling the gaze and furthering the understanding of Asian cinema in North America. Focused on genre-defying films, Kani aims to expand the canon, bolster up-and-coming filmmakers and reintroduce repertory classics in context. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyumi (Reiko Kataoka) juggles between her work as a call-girl and a life with a boyfriend unable to get into college. Soon, she meets Rei (Sawa Suzuki), a seasoned dominatrix aspiring to become a theatre actor, who spends her free time rehearsing with a troupe that blurring the line between the stage and the bedroom. At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era, brilliantly evoked here by neon-lit streets and chic interiors, both women bring us into their nocturnal orbit: a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the thriving, horny districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarketed in some territories as a sequel to Ryu Murakami’s moody \u003cem\u003eTokyo Decadence\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), Banmei Takahashi’s \u003cem\u003eA New Love in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds as its tonal opposite: less a somber sexploitation film than an unexpectedly sex-positive workplace comedy ripe for rediscovery. Based on a book of essays by Kei Shimamoto that brings the reader into a bustling erotic underworld, the film is also notable for featuring cult photographer Nobuyoshi Araki as one of its key collaborator. A glimpse into a bygone era of Japanese eroticism, \u003cem\u003eA New Love in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e provided pinku, V-cinema and Director’s Company veteran Banmei Takahashi (\u003cem\u003eDoor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoor II\u003c\/em\u003e) with a bridge towards a broader range of human experience and pathos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":4993,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\"}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Shunzo (Bengal) and his wife Michi (Masako Motai) run a beloved greengrocer on the outskirts of Tokyo. When Lee, a struggling exchange student from China, visits the shop but is unable to afford the produce, an uneasy relationship sprouts. Begrudgingly, Shunzo agrees to lower his prices. Soon, Lee’s classmates begin frequenting the shop. 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