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R100 (2013)

In this audaciously kinky, meta-comedic thriller, a lonely father with a secret taste for S&M (Nao Ohmori, best known for his titular turn in Takashi Miike’s Ichi the Killer) hires a boutique dominatrix agency that specializes in guerilla acts of public degradation.

Although the rough treatment and humiliation Takafumi Katayama receives from these leather-clad women––in cafés and on the street––drives him to ecstatic pleasure, he soon finds himself over his head during a surprise house call by one of the mistresses.

After a freak and fatal accident, Takafumi is forced into action with a slew of vengeful dominatrices chasing him down. With the help of his son, he’ll have to devise a plan to take on the relentless femmes fatales, who each possess a unique S&M talent by which to exact painful revenge. R100—the title a riff on the Japanese movie rating system, whose equivalent to NC-17 is R18—is directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big Man Japan, Symbol) one of Japan’s most preeminent and beloved comedic talents.

CAST AND CREW
DIRECTOR : Hitoshi Matsumoto
CAST : Nao Ohmori, Mao Daichi, Shinobu Terajima, Hairi Katagiri, Ai Tominaga, Eriko Satô, Naomi Watanabe, Gin Maeda, You, Haruki Nishimoto

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AWARDS / NOTABLES
  • Nominee - Rotterdam International Film Festival 2014 - Big Screen Award: Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Nominee - Rotterdam International Film Festival 2014 - KNF Award: Hitoshi Matsumoto

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