Can words bubble up like soda pop?
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.
Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
Kabukicho, Shinjuku, the number one entertainment district in Japan. There are professional gigolos who make this sleepless city their base and get what they want, from money and women to desire. They are the "gigolo" gang led by the charismatic Naoki Fushimi. Akira, Yuki, and Ryoma are aiming to become full-fledged gigolos. Akira has a girlfriend named Mariko who is a model for vinyl magazines. But that's not enough for a gigolo. For a gigolo, having sex for free is meaningless. Yuki finds a soapland girl named Misa, and Ryoma finds a woman named Yoko, and they spend a sensual night together. Meanwhile, Akira is taken by Mariko to help with a vinyl magazine shoot. Akira is getting increasingly impatient with his life, which can hardly be called gigolo...
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Kabukicho, Shinjuku, the number one entertainment district in Japan. There are professional gigolos who make this sleepless city their base and get what they want, from money and women to desire. They are the "gigolo" gang led by the charismatic Naoki Fushimi. Akira, Yuki, and Ryoma are aiming to become full-fledged gigolos. Akira has a girlfriend named Mariko who is a model for vinyl magazines. But that's not enough for a gigolo. For a gigolo, having sex for free is meaningless. Yuki finds a soapland girl named Misa, and Ryoma finds a woman named Yoko, and they spend a sensual night together. Meanwhile, Akira is taken by Mariko to help with a vinyl magazine shoot. Akira is getting increasingly impatient with his life, which can hardly be called gigolo...
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Toshimichi Saeki
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Runtime:67 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Kōyū Ohara
Director
Ryōko Watanabe
Mariko - Escort Service Client
Yōko Azusa
Kazuko Shiokawa
Naoki Fushimi
Naoki Fushimi - Escort Service Owner
Hiromi Inoue
Gigolo B
Hideki Isshiki
Isamu Udagawa
Nami Misaki
Misa
Shōgorō Nishimura
Visitor in Bath House
Kōyū Ohara
Dope pusher
Masayoshi Takigawa
Akira Toyonaga
Makiko Tsunoda
Emiko Sakaki
Shusuke Kaneko
Cameraman's assistant
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