A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 17, 2023
Original Title:
零落
Alternate Titles:
Reiraku
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Django Film
Happinet Phantom Studios
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 128
Kaoru Fukazawa is a manga artist. His manga series was published for eight years, but has now finished. He doesn't have any ideas for his next work. His situation seems bleak, with his editor seeming to not care about him anymore and his relationship with his wife Nozomi Machida being troubled. He spends his days in despair and darkness. Kaoru visits a business that provides sexual services and meets a prostitute named Chifuyu, who attracts him. They decide to head to Chifuyu's hometown together.
Assistant Director:
Kôji Soejima
Characters:
Inio Asano
Director:
Naoto Takenaka
Editor:
Tatsuma Furukawa
Executive Producer:
Yasutaka Fuke
Line Producer:
Tomoo Fukatsu
Makeup & Hair:
Mitsuhiro Minamitsuji
Original Story:
Inio Asano
Producer:
Megumi
Shinjiro Nishimura
Junya Okamoto
Screenplay:
Yutaka Kuramochi
Script:
Akemi Yamamoto
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