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Haitei Elegy (2021)

Haitei Elegy poster
Original title
海底悲歌
Directed by
Keita Dônomoto
Genre
pink film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
R18+
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former high school teacher named Ayano struggles with the trauma of sexual abuse by her father Yoshiaki. She reunites with a former student named Kimura while working as a hot spring companion. When a coworker exposes her father's involvement to customers and Kimura learns about their dysfunctional relationship, Kimura accepts the truth and plans an escape from the hot spring town with Ayano.

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What happens

『海底悲歌』(ハイテイエレジー)は、堂ノ本敬太監督による2021年4月23日公開の日本映画。R18+指定作品。 父・義昭からの性暴力に苦しむ元高校教諭の文乃は、かつての教え子・木村と再会。温泉コンパニオンとして働きながらも、交流を深めていた。しかし同じコンパニオンとして働く梨奈により父との情事を客にばらされ、弱みを握られる。木村にも不自然な親子関係を知られてしまうが、木村はこれを受け入れ、文乃と温泉街からの逃避行を計画する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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