Lacking the intellectual, emotional and philosophical rigours of, say, a film by Oshima, this brazenly voyeuristic nonsense is finally as incoherent and unilluminating as it's hackneyed.
Tokyo Decadence(トパーズ)
Japan · 1992
Rated NC-17 · 2h 15m
Director Ryû Murakami
Starring Miho Nikaido, Sayoko Amano, Tenmei Kano, Kan Mikami
Genre Drama
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A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
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ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Tokyo Decadence will appeal to only a select few. The movie is rated NC-17 for a reason -- it doesn't pull any punches, and there's virtually nothing it won't risk putting on screen. Those who take a chance on this film may be shocked by what it offers, but, regardless of their opinion of the story, the overall experience won't soon be forgotten.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Tokyo Decadence is likely to stay with you long after the theater lights come up.
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Whether or not Murakami intended this rambling, erotic nightmare as a metaphor for modern-day Japan is a question I'm not going to get into here, but the fact remains, Tokyo Decadence is a powerful, disturbing film, teeming with episodes of rampant passion, abuse, and beauty.
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
Tokyo Decadence is not an action picture, blue or otherwise. Murakami almost batters you with his slow, deliberate style, and in the end the film ventures into puzzling bravura sequences that seem hard to grasp for someone outside Japanese culture. Throughout, Murakami subtly accompanies his work with strains from the introduction to an aria from Verdi's ''Don Carlo'' where the aggrieved King Philip sings ''she never loved me.'' [18 June 1993, p.C12]
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Tokyo Decadence is much better at evoking a creepy urban sophistication than at revealing character or telling a story.
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