I.K.U. (2001)
- Directed by
- Shu Lea Cheang
- Genre
- cyberpunk, pornographic film, science fiction film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- NC-17
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
In a futuristic New Tokyo, a corporation sends shapeshifting cyborgs to gather orgasm data through sex. The film follows these cyborgs as they complete their missions.
experimentalfuturisticsexually explicitquirkycampydisjointedlow-budgetpulp-inspiredsatirical
What happens
I.K.U. (pronounced ai-kei-ju, abbreviated as iku?) is a 2001 independent film directed by Taiwanese-American experimental filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang. It was marketed as "a Japanese Sci-Fi Porn Feature". The film was partially inspired by Blade Runner (1982). I.K.U.'s premise involves a futuristic corporation sending shapeshifting cyborgs out into New Tokyo to collect "orgasm data" by means of sexual intercourse. The title is a pun on the Japanese word iku (行く) which, in sexual slang, is used to express an orgasm. I.K.U. premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first pornographic film ever screened in the festival. Critical reception was poor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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