Love’s Whirlpool

Based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Daisuke Miura, 9 years later, he is also the screenwriter and director of his famous work, Love’s Whirlpool. The film not only brings the audience many emotions but also makes viewers reflect on life. This is not simply a Japanese 18+ work but also a movie worth watching.

Love’s Whirlpool begins with a group of people gathering in a small two-story apartment located on a street in Roppongi, Tokyo. Men pay 20,000 yen, women 1,000 yen, and couples 5,000 yen to join the party from midnight to 5 am. A gloomy Neet spends all his money on a fun night, and even a bespectacled student, who initially appears shy and awkward, joins in on the party.

The host of the party is a busy bar manager who sets and follows three simple rules: shower before sex, use protection, and respect women’s wishes. The most dangerous thing is that Neet secretly falls in love with a student, who then reveals the most horrible things about herself and has barely come out of her shy shell…