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Fag Hag

Country: Japan, Language: Japanese, 120 mins

Original Title

Okoge
  • Director: Takehiro Nakajima
  • Writer: Takehiro Nakajima

CGiii Comment

Like so many Japanese produced films, the acting and characterisations are extraordinary.

It doesn't matter who the director is - there are only two camps in which they all belong:

(1) the speed-freakish camp irritants, or
(2) the art-assaulted meditating morons.

On film...why are the Japanese, when portrayed by Japanese, come over as over-the-top maniacs...whereas, when portrayed by other nationalities, they are polite, quiet and respectful people? Someone somewhere is missing the point entirely.

Anyway, this is a dull, domestic drama that will make falling off Mount Fuji seem like a glorious joyride.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Sayoko, a young woman, meets Goh and his older gay lover Tochi, and invites them to use a room in her apartment. The three become good friends until Tochi's wife threatens to expose Tochi to his office workers. Tochi leaves and Goh falls for a new man, Kurihara. Sayoko tries to entice Kurihara to meet Goh, but he is not really gay. Kurihara seduces and abuses Sayoko, leaving her with child.

Cast & Characters

Misa Shimizu as Sayoko Morohashi;
Takehiro Murata as Goh Yoshino;
Takeo Nakahara as Tochi, Tochihiko Terazaki;
Atsushi Fukazawa as Tamio;
Takatoshi Takeda as Tsuyuki, Bartender;
Masayuki Shionoya as Kurihara;
Kyozo Nagatsuka as Toichi, Goh's brother;
Mitsuko Oka as Tokuko;
Michino Yokoyama as Manami;
Noriko Sengoku as Kinoe Yoshino, Goh's mother;
Toshie Negishi as Yayoi Terazaki, Tochi's wife;
Yoshiko Kuga;
Dump Matsumoto;
Toshinori Omi;
Casey Takamine