Japan in the 70s - in that volatile post-war society, teenage Yasuko and her friends seek an alternative to their parents' way of life and begin to explore their own sexuality. "GUSHING PRAYER is undoubtedly worth watching due to its feministic character, which is truly untypical for other pinku-eiga films." (Asian Movie Pulse) Yasuko confesses to her friends that she has had sex with her teacher, and the group persuades her to prostitute herself as an experiment. Director Masao Adachi was a supporter of the radical Japanese left and joined the Japanese Red Army three years after the film was completed. In Lutz Dammbeck's documentary BRUNO & BETTINA (exclusively on Sooner), he talks about his life journey from artist to terrorist. "GUSHING PRAYER is undoubtedly worth watching due to its feministic character, which is truly untypical for other pinku-eiga films." (Asian Movie Pulse)
Drama
1h 13min
16 FSK
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A mesmerizing poetic narrative about a group of teenagers navigating the confusing world of sexuality, desire, conformity and capitalism.
Japan in the 70s - in that volatile post-war society, teenage Yasuko and her friends seek an alternative to their parents' way of life and begin to explore their own sexuality.
"GUSHING PRAYER is undoubtedly worth watching due to its feministic character, which is truly untypical for other pinku-eiga films." (Asian Movie Pulse)
Yasuko confesses to her friends that she has had sex with her teacher, and the group persuades her to prostitute herself as an experiment.
Director Masao Adachi was a supporter of the radical Japanese left and joined the Japanese Red Army three years after the film was completed. In Lutz Dammbeck's documentary BRUNO & BETTINA (exclusively on Sooner), he talks about his life journey from artist to terrorist.
"GUSHING PRAYER is undoubtedly worth watching due to its feministic character, which is truly untypical for other pinku-eiga films." (Asian Movie Pulse)