Sexual Drive

Sexual Drive (2021)

A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires.

Designer Enatsu worries about his sexless life. Office worker Akane is getting ready to return to work while undergoing rehab at home for panic attacks. Elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end his relationship with his lover. A shabby man named Kurita appears before all three with a secret.

Date of release
2021-02-04
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Kota Yoshida

Casting

Interesting facts

Sexual Drive is a 2021 Japanese anthology film written and directed by Kōta Yoshida. The film is a black comedy triptych that explores human desire, sexuality, and psychological obsession through the recurring metaphor of food—specifically natto, mapo tofu, and ramen. It stars Manami Hashimoto, Ryo Ikeda, Honami Satō, Mukau Nakamura, Tateto Serizawa, Shogen and Rina Takeda.

Production

Sexual Drive was produced by the independent Japanese company Shaiker, with Tsuyoshi Goto credited as producer. The film's cinematography was handled by Masafumi Seki, with an electronic score composed by Akira Matsumoto.

Critics have noted Sexual Drive as a continuation of Yoshida's interest in erotic and fetishistic subject matter, following earlier works such as The Torture Club (2014) and Love Disease (2018).

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