Takafumi Katayama is a mild-mannered man who works at a department store. With his wife in a coma, Takafumi is tasked with raising his son alone and the pressures of everyday life are only mounting. In an effort to escape, Takafumi joins a mysterious S&M club where the "Queens" visit their clients unexpectedly, throughout their everyday lives. Initially Takafumi finds some enjoyment out of the abuse and humiliation these Queens provide, but when he's had enough he learns it's incredibly difficult to end his relationship with the club. Hitoshi Matsumoto's R100 is a bizarre and fully unique take on the Sex Comedy subgenre that takes its place firmly among other enjoyable midnight movies. This is my first time experiencing one of Hitoshi Matsumoto's films but it's clear he is a very creative filmmaker. Matsumoto plays with style and form to create a kinetic and engaging experience that's as entertaining as it's absurd. Matsumoto's film is gleefully self-aware, at times even questioning its own absurdity, in a film that essentially pits a mild-mannered family man against an international S&M organization. Hitoshi Matsumoto's R100 is certainly not a film for everyone, as its excessiveness is bound to turn off most consumers, but for those who know what they are getting into, R100 delivers a ridiculous bit of fun.
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June 2023
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