If you loved Scent of a Spell, try XX: Beautiful Prey
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Toshiharu Ikeda. If that's the register that drew you to Scent of a Spell, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What XX: Beautiful Prey is
A neon Tokyo alley, summer rain on wet cathedrals of glass. A policewoman slides a photo across a black-lacquer desk—naked flesh arranged like a puzzle. Her badge pulls her into basements of leather and chain. Two suspects pulse under glass: a sadist who speaks in riddles, a masochist who smiles while counting bruises. Like a 90s erotic thriller painted in Yohji Yamamoto shadows.
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