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Release, runtime and language
1981 · 103 mins · Japanese
Directed by
Yoshimitsu Morita
Starring
Machiko Washio, Denden, Haruko Katō, Katsunobu Ito, Masahiro Kobayashi, Go Nagai

Shintoto, an up‑and‑coming rakugo performer, celebrates his first sexual encounter at a local brothel and soon begins dating the attractive sex worker he meets there. A teenage high‑school rakugo enthusiast also pursues him, creating a delicate love triangle. Though his confidence soars at first, Shintoto’s clumsy, earnest nature soon brings complications that threaten his newfound happiness.

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