"Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom": A Lesson in Blues
With raw and unapologetic performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, stories about the hardships of Black musicians are weaved in with The Blues.

[Akasaka at night] Street prostitutes stand here and there, blonde women walking by. The blonde women call out to Japanese men. The price is 35,000 yen, and once a pair is formed, they get into a taxi and go to a hotel. [Airport lobby] Among a crowd of foreigners, a Black woman heads towards the domestic departures exit. She calls out to two men who look like wealthy Japanese country bumpkins and gets into a taxi. The three go to a hotel and a two-on-two sex session begins. [Lobby of a large hotel] A blonde girl sits on a sofa, casting a net to choose a client. A man who looks like an executive returning from a wedding walks past her. The blonde girl stands up, links arms, and leaves the lobby. The man smiles and goes into an apartment building. The camera continues to capture various sex scenes of blonde call girls in Shinjuku, in a restaurant, and elsewhere…
With raw and unapologetic performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, stories about the hardships of Black musicians are weaved in with The Blues.
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