Sometimes, You Have to Be Like a Prostitute

This film (drama)Also known as時には娼婦のように，is aJapanProducerwomen sex，At1978Released in year 。The dialogue language isJapanese，Current Douban rating6.3(For reference only)。

Ryosuke, one day, ends up in a relationship with the gangster Juro's girlfriend, and in revenge, Juro rapes Ryosuke's girlfriend, Mariko. Shocked, Mariko suffers mental distress, and Ryosuke's life of despair begins. Eventually, Ryosuke marries the model Mako. With no purpose, he makes a living translating adult magazines and spends his days indulging in sex with Mako and several other women, as well as drinking and smoking. After an intense encounter with Mako, Ryosuke is struck by a pain in his chest that feels like it might burst. In the hospital, he feels hatred and sadness for himself for not being able to embrace Mako. After being discharged, Ryosuke goes to say goodbye to Meg. During their farewell sex, he becomes breathless. Unfulfilled, Meg starts to get involved with Ryosuke's junior, Matsumoto. Waking up to see Meg and Matsumoto in the throes of passion, Ryosuke feels both loneliness and relief. Ryosuke and Mako, despite loving each other, repeatedly collide. During their encounters, Ryosuke is again overcome by chest pain and is taken to the hospital. After escaping from the hospital, Ryosuke sees a girl singing in the rain with a broken guitar. The girl is mad. As she repeatedly sings, the image of Mariko comes to Ryosuke's mind. He speaks to the girl, "I shouldn't be happy, right?" Soon, a strange communal life begins. Mako becomes pregnant. Mako takes the girl away and commits her to a mental hospital in her hometown of Aomori. Ryosuke heads towards Aomori. The city is buzzing with the festivities of the Nebuta Festival. Ryosuke dances around, trying to forget everything amidst the festival. He keeps dancing until he collapses...