Love Hunter: Lust (恋の狩人　欲望)

A NIKKATSU PRESENTATION

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About the current situation of the nation...

How many times did you end up in the police station?

Three times.

- How was it? - Well, you know.

It was a complete waste of time.

They questioned me for an entire day and I realized that our values are completely different.

I got the feeling that they live a lonely life.

It's loud here.

So, they keep on asking

how I was feeling when

I masturbated on stage, like if it felt good for me.

That’s ridiculous!

The entire group got questioned one at a time.

And after that, they keep on using words such as obscene, abuse,

grotesque and filthy. So, then I started thinking about what obscenity is,

and came to the conclusion that it’s a word made up by the authority.

I see.

Authority, huh? What is it, exactly?

Who did you hear it from?

It’s the other side.

Makes sense.

I don’t think it’s that easy to identify authorities and enemies.

With this experience...

You know, I went to the authority's lair.

It was like a beast's lair.

When I went there, I thought, “This is what authority is.” It was like I could see it.

Interesting.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it’s an insult.

Is there such a thing as obscenity in this world, in the first place?

But they claim it’s obscenity...

And so I told the cops when they were questioning me:

“If you call that obscene,"

"then what we’re doing here is far more obscene.”

And they agreed.

So, I think they’re more obscene than anyone else.

Cigarette?

In any case, when you choose to live your life on your own terms, you always bump into a wall.

Like social status and common beliefs. And police.

And?

And if that happens to be a crime,

I’ll happily join the group.

I was twenty years old.

LUST

And I will never let anyone say that that is the most beautiful age in life.

Planning: Akira Matsuoka Screenplay: Kaku Renbo, Seiichiro Yamaguchi Cinematography: Masaru Mori Art Direction: Toshiyuki Matsui Recording: Fumio Hashimoto Lighting: Hideo Kumagai

Editing: Atsushi Nabeshima Music: Riichiro Manabe Assistant Director: Yasuaki Uegaki

CAST

Mari Tanaka Teruo Matsuyama

Shinko is also,

Aya Ichida Tatsuya Hamaguchi Ai Ihara

Kunio Shimizu Hidetoshi Kageyama Kozue Yoshida

Minoru Kurata

living by these words.

Directed by: Seiichiro Yamaguchi

At age 20, I…

Mr. Toda, Mr. Hanai is waiting for you downstairs.

Yo!

Yo! How did it go with her? Is she going to collaborate?

Yeah, she’s got spunk. I’ll make it work.

I see.

Your deadline is the end of the month. You have plenty of time, so do as you please.

Instead of focusing on her group, I intend to focus on her.

I’ll leave that to you. Don’t get too involved, though.

Your next job is already waiting for you.

What is it?

How do you feel about going to India?

- India? - Yeah.

Takeshi Aoyama is there.

Takeshi Aoyama, huh?

You remember too, don’t you?

There were rumors about him.

Yes, right now he’s with a hippie group over there.

It’d be more worthwhile than writing about some girl.

It would be perfect for you.

Well, think about it.

How about we go out to eat, Misa?

Sure, give me a minute.

I’ll be waiting up front.

- Can I go out for a bit, mama? - Alright.

- I’ll be back soon. - Have a good time.

Why did Mr. Aoyama go to India?

He’s a romanticist.

He prefers flowers over fruit.

And you? A realist?

That’s why I've been living this pathetic life every day.

Well, shall we close up?

What's wrong? Are you alright?

I’m alright, I just slipped.

- And there’s nothing there. - Never mind, go to bed.

I can’t see with my left eye anymore.

I’m a burden, aren’t I?

Too late for that...

I'm scared though.

Let’s go to the hospital once more.

- I told you, basically... - This is not working...

- But... - If you don’t say it…

Your head looks best on me.

A realistic rape scene...

During filming, we have to use radical rape scenes

to break away the bourgeois stereotype.

Maybe.

So, considering what we have done so far for this film,

but I believe we are going in the right direction...

Hey, take a look at that.

The result? It’s not about the results.

It’s fun and all but, realistically, we were planning to raise funds.

Right now, I’m going after the United Red Army,

so I’m researching and reading up on people like Fumiko Kaneko and Sugako Kanno*.

* Two anarcho-feminists that were also tied to terrorism in the early XX century.

I believe men fear the power that woman emit

when they commit to something.

The Way of Modern Love

I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I was in the sauna.

I see.

You wrote this article in the magazine.

Most of it is made up.

Are you going to make things up about me too?

- In the beginning, that was my plan. - And now?

What’s the matter?

The first man I had sex with isn’t too happy.

The second one too. All the men I sleep with end up being unhappy.

How about the third?

The same.

And the fourth?

- The same. - How about the fifth?

Whatever.

Now is now and the past is the past. It’s not relevant anymore.

By the way, do you remember one of your members got arrested in Nagata-cho in the past?

You joined them after that.

I wrote an article about it.

That place is the center of political action.

You don’t seem to fit the description. Why did you join the group?

Why?

How do I say it?

You know that idiotic group mentality they have? I fancy that a lot.

- Idiotic group mentality, huh? - Yeah.

Like you can start something.

But do you think you can really make a difference?

Isn’t it you, yourselves, that don’t believe it can be done?

But, you see...

All we can do is move forward. We have nothing to lose.

But at that level,

you’re no different than us in the past.

If what you’ve been telling me is the truth,

then we’re connected in ways you’re not aware of.

For the youths of today,

as they fight to make a beautiful society,

a man falls in love with a woman...

- Stop! - Turn that off.

We used to talk like that when we were young.

Are you still using those lines?

Don’t interfere with my work.

- How old is she? - Um... about 18.

- She’s the same as you. - Really?

But a woman like that is dangerous to a man.

Go back to your room!

The way you work is different than usual.

- No, it isn’t. - It is different.

Isn’t that what you really feel?

You can get serious about anything when you’re twenty.

Once you scar them, it’ll take a long time to heal.

How was the hospital?

When the second half of the trial started, I learned just how frightening our legal system is.

I was completely oblivious to it.

Talk about ignorance, I blindly believed that our legal system

in this constitutional state was fair and just.

Fact hearing at a trial is based on prior research,

but the lack of accuracy was astounding.

“It’s your fault for going against the police when you’re a woman.”

“I didn’t go against anything. I was just standing silently and was pushed.”

“That’s not possible.”

“It’s not possible? But he did! You weren’t there to see it!”

“I’m the one that was pushed!”

“You’re a cantankerous woman.”

“I’m just saying what happened!"

It’s just that you showed your vagina. Were you really doing it on stage?

No, I wasn't.

Then, how are you able to make that face, like you feel so good?

You felt good, right?

Answer: “Silence” Question: “You felt good, right?” Answer: “Silence”

How about it?

Did you feel good?

It’s okay, you can get on top. Alright, like that.

Hey, the light. It’s too dark.

Come on, move it.

- Chiiko, more. Do it, Chiiko. - I can’t get it up, it’s no use.

Cut, cut! What the hell are you doing?

If you don’t get it in quickly, you’re wasting film.

- Once more, one more time. - Alright, let’s go.

We're starting.

Go.

Try moving more.

Like that, yeah.

- Move the light that way. - Okay, understood.

I can’t do it, it’s useless.

That’s because your revolutionary spirit is lacking!

But how is making porn revolutionary?

- Come on! - What are you doing?