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Safe Word (2022)

Safe Word poster
Original title
愛してる!
Directed by
Kōji Shiraishi
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
18
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scrappy underground idol with a background as a pro-wrestler gets scouted to work at an SM lounge. She becomes drawn to the world of BDSM while balancing her idol career and aiming for the top.

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What happens

『愛してる!』(あいしてる!)は、白石晃士監督、川瀬知佐子主演で2022年9月30日に公開された日本映画。 喧嘩っぱやくて気が強い問題児の地下アイドルのミサ。元女子プロレスラーという経歴もあり、彼女のドキュメンタリーとして密着取材がつくことになる。ある日、騙されるように連れていかれたSMラウンジ「H」のオーナーから、女王様の素質があると見込まれスカウトされる。紹介された女王様カノンと出会い、困惑しながらもSMの世界に惹かれ、ミサはアイドルと女王様を両立しながらトップを目指すのだった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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