“an absurdly satisfying romp.”
— David Cuevas, FilmHounds
“[F]ascinating…darkly funny and surprisingly sexy…[and] the scene in the middle story in which the woman…makes up some extremely spicy tofu… contains more genuine erotic heat in just a couple of minutes than
the entire Fifty Shades of Grey franchise put together”
— Peter Sobczynski, eFilmCritic.com
“One of the darker explorations of human sexuality I’ve seen since
David Cronenberg’s twisted masterpiece, Crash.
It’s 70 minutes of genius and perverted bliss.”
— Larry Kitka, Film Threat
SEXUAL DRIVE is an unconventional triptych – equal parts thriller, sex comedy, and gastronomy – following the seemingly unconnected lives of three people around Japan and their appetites, both culinary and carnal. In the first story, designer Enatsu worries about his sexless marriage. Next, office worker Akane is recovering from driving-induced panic attacks. In the final third, elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end a relationship with his lover. Connecting all three is a shabby man who calls himself Kurita. He appears and presents each with a secret. Both suspicious and revolting, Kurita gradually reveals to each deep, mouth-watering truths regarding their sexual drive…
SEXUAL DRIVE (2021)
Written and Directed by: Kôta Yoshida
Cast: Manami Hashimoto, Ryô Ikeda, Mukau Nakamura, Honami Satô,
Tateto Serizawa, Shogen, Rina Takeda
Produced by: Tsuyoshi Goto
Director of Photography: Masafumi Seki
Genre: Drama/World Cinema
RT: 70 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78: 1
Sound: 2.0 Stereo
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
