Lunch Box (熟女・発情 タマしゃぶり, Jukujo: hatsujō tamashaburi, lit. Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play)akaBowling Ball (たまもの, Tamamono) is a 2004 Japanese pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.
Lunch Box
Poster for Lunch Box (2004) under its original theatrical release as Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play
The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally. The film ends in tragedy after Yoshioka leaves Aiko.[2]
Anglophone pink film scholar Jasper Sharp notes that Lunchbox differs from the standard pink film in several technical aspects: the sex scenes are not simulated, the sound recording is live, not post-synced, and Imaoka chose to shoot on 16mm rather than 35mm film. Other than these points, Sharp judges the film typical of director Imaoka's work, which is known for its understatement in portraying relationships among characters on the outskirts of society. Of Lunchbox, he writes, "The intensity of the love scenes and the tenderness of the performances make this work especially one of considerable potency."[2]
Availability
Lunch Box released as Tamamono / Bowling Ball on DVD
Typical of modern pink films, the film has been given various titles in various releases. Originally release theatrically as Lunchbox ("Obento")[2] or Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play, on 2 April 2005 the film was released in Japan on DVD under the title Tamamono or "Bowling Ball".[5][6] The film was also released on DVD in the UK by Salvation.[2] The film has also been seen in international film festivals such as the fourth "Nippon Connection" in Frankfurt in 2004, and the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea.[7]
References
^Infobox data from たまもの(2004) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 25 May 2009. and 熟女・発情 タマしゃぶり (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ abcdSharp, Jasper. . Midnight Eye. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^"Best Ten of 2004 (２００４年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
^Toda, Miho (6 May 2004). (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
^たまもの(2004) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^ (in Japanese). www.dmm.co.jp. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^"Nippon Connection - Japanisches Filmfestival 14.-18.4.2004" (in German). www.anime.de-rec-sf. Retrieved 25 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
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