Underplayed Gems

Ai・Mai・Me (1990)

Ai・Mai・Me poster
Original title
曖・昧・Me
Directed by
Tousuke Sato
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A 17-year-old girl named Kaoruko attends a prestigious all-girls high school in Fukuoka and is the daughter of a doctor. She feels anxious about her future, struggles to understand her friend's extramarital affair, and feels burdened by her own virginity. When a student teacher named Natsumi invites Kaoruko to join a members-only prostitution club, her summer begins to change.

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What happens

『曖・昧・Me』(あい・まい・みー)は1990年製作の日本映画。 医者の娘であり福岡の名門女子高に通う薫子(17歳)は、漠然と将来に対する不安を抱いていた。不倫をしている友人の理佳子の気持ちも理解できず、処女である自分自身も重苦しく感じていた。全てが曖昧な薫子を教育実習生の夏美が自分の会員制売春クラブに誘ったことから、薫子の夏が大きく変わっていく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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