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Vibrator

HIROKI Ryuichi

Japan2003 95min 35mm color

Synopsis

Rei Hayakawa, a freelance writer, hear voices within her own head. Voices like that of her mother's scolding, school friends' gossip and also the voice of her true feelings left unexpressed. But the voices worry her, deplete her sleep, drive her to drink and cause eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. One night in a convenience store, with the voices ever present in her head, she meets a truck driver. "I want to touch him". She embarks on a journey with him.

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HIROKI Ryuichi

Born in 1954 in Japan, Hiroki started his career as a film director with the Japanese softcore pornographic film genre of pink film. His 1994 feature film 800 Two Lap Runners was selected to Berlin International Film Festival in the same year. Another film in 2003 Vibrator was also widely seen overseas. The film won a number of awards including Best Actress for Shinobu Terajima at Tokyo International Film Festival. Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014) which was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Noise (2022) was selected to the competition of Udine Far East Film Festival in the same year.