Review of The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (2006) by Kate I — 11 Jun 2011
Say you're a single / bored / lonely Japanese lady. You hire a "host boy" for an evening. He serves as your sexless prostitute while you hang out in his club. He sells to you only his time and dazzling conversational skills. What a great plan, everything is working great!
Riiiiight. The host boys are wonderful characters, but the lady-patrons steal the show. Midway through, and surprisingly, the film changes gears from foreign little Japanese oddity to a very very interesting social commentary. This one is a gem.
This review of The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (2006) was written by Kate I on 11 Jun 2011.
The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief has generally received very positive reviews.
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