When Suei was little, his mother had an affair with a young man who lived next door. Suei's mother and the young man killed themselves by using dynamite. After Suei graduated from high school, he worked at a factory before quitting his job. He then went to Tokyo and began working in the erotic magazine industry. Suei eventually became the chief editor of a famous erotic magazine in the 1980's.
Acting
Emoto plays Suei's dead-eyed hustle with uncomfortable precision.
Production
Recreates sleazy 80s Tokyo with tactile, lived-in grime.
Director
Masanori Tominaga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real editor Akira Suei, who actually ran legendary magazines including 'Garo' and 'Popeye' before the adult industry.
The 'ero-guro-nansensu' (erotic-grotesque-nonsense) aesthetic of 1920s Japan found its commercial peak in Suei's 1980s magazine empire.
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