Ekiben (Japanese: 駅弁) is a 1999 Japanese mock documentary film centering on the adult video (AV) industry which was written and directed by Shungo Kaji. Ekiben refers to a box lunch sold at train stations in Japan and it is also a slang term referring to a sexual position where the man remains standing while supporting the woman who faces him with her legs wrapped around his waist.[1] This position is the "specialty" of the adult video actor Chocoball Mukai who appears in the film.[2]
| Ekiben | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shungo Kaji |
| Written by | Shungo Kaji |
| Produced by | Shinsuke Kaji |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Koichi Ishii |
| Edited by | Naoki Kaneko |
| Distributed by | Hot Entertainment |
Release date | October 9, 1999 (Japan) |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The movie stars Shungo Kaji, Saki Shiratori and Chocoball Mukai. It was released theatrically in Japan as an R-15 film on October 9, 1999, by Hot Entertainment.[3] The film was screened in February 2000 at the Berlin International Film Market (part of the Berlin International Film Festival) and in March 2000 at the NatFilm Festival in Denmark.[4]
The critic for Variety says the film could, with judicious editing and marketing, have a "brief specialized career." He calls it inventive and funny, well acted and observed and he finds Kaji's aspiration to be taken seriously as a director touching with "a curiously melancholic style of humor."[5] The AllRovi entry describes it as a "funny and oddly poignant film."[6]
Notes edit
- ^ "ekiben". [JSlang]. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ "Who needs a gym when you have Chocoball's 'station bento' sexercise workout?". [JapanAddicted]. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "駅弁(1999)" (in Japanese). [AllCinema]. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Film Festival". [www.kaji-world.net]. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Elley, Derek (April 16, 2000). "Box lunch". [Variety]. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Ekiben". [AllRovi]. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
Bibliography edit
- "Official Website".
- Ekiben at IMDb
- "駅弁 at the Japanese Movie Database" (in Japanese).
- "駅弁 at AllCinema" (in Japanese).
