Noboru Nakaya

Synopsis:
Living in Manchuria on the eve of the Second World War, Nunami and Sugaku accept an arranged marriage despite their different expectations and aspirations. Nunami misses intellectual conversations and Sugaku feels more at home in her bar. When Nunami tells her that he observed her with her lover they decide to move to Tokyo to make a new start. There Nunami meets Shimura, an office colleague with whom he enjoys the long desired conversations. Sugaku takes a decision with grave consequences. WHIRLPOOL OF FLESH is one of four experimental and existentialist black-and-white films NAKAHIRA made in 1964.Read More »

One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…Read More »

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A complex and far from straight-forward Nakahira film about a womanizer suspected to be a serial killer.Read More »