A requiem for Nikkatsu itself. In 1988, the powerful studio – realizing that it could no longer compete with the onslaught of AVs { Adult Videos} – decided to halt pink production. Th e Last Cabaret was written and produced as a metaphorical self-portrait, as at least one critic put it: “an homage to their own relevance.” Due to the voracious appetite of a land developer, a popular cabaret {think Nikkatsu here} is forced to close its doors . The owner’s daughter, melancholy over the foreclosure, goes looking for her father’s legendary girlfriends { think Nikkatsu starlets } to reminisce over the good ole days. Nikkatsu would produce only one more pink film, Bed Partner.
Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia

The.Last.Cabaret.1988.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-ARiN.mkv

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Japanese 2.0ch E-AC-3 @ 224 kb/s

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Takeo is a university graduate who stumbles his way through the idiosyncrasies of Japan’s graduate recruitment market. Big and respectable corporations put him through the wringer, whilst smaller corporations try all manner of tricks and whiles to convince him to join. Mariko has always been there for him, as a friend, but when Takeo finds an ambitious girlfriend, she has to consider whether he is more than just a friend to her.

All Quiet on the Recruit Front.mkv

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Japanese 2.0ch AC-3 128 kb/s

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Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English, Chinese

Many thanks to @Evan for this copy

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“A film, which, despite a plot where almost all protagonists have sex with each other, is quite grounded in reality…” ~ Asian Movie Pulse

Synopsis:
Hazuki clips her nails every time it rains. She caressed ‘her’ with these fingers back then. Hazuki, an editor of a publishing company now, is attracted by Shiori, the head of planning. On a day when the two women soaked wet in the rain, they enter an motel for shelter and take a shower. There Hazuki sees the image of her lost “girlfriend” in Shiori and eventually they reach out to each other.

Yuri.no.Amaoto.AKA.When.the.Rain.Falls.2022.576p.BluRay.x264.mkv

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Frame rate:	24.000 fps
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Japanese 5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 kb/s

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Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:German, English (Poorly Translated)

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