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AV

2005 · 103 min

A raunchy, bittersweet comedy that follows four friends' misguided scheme, mixing laughs with a gentle look at growing up.

Overview
The story of four soon-to-be-college grads who are about to embark on the big adventure known as life. The foursome concoct an elaborate plan to hire a Japanese porn actress (or "AV Girl") for a fake film. Then they'll have sex with her. What could go wrong?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • ambition
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung
Written by
Wenders Li Tung-Chuen, Hiroshi Fukazawa, Edmond Pang Ho-cheung
Starring
Wong Yau-Nam, Lawrence Chou Chun-wai, Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung, Chui Tien-you, Jeffery Chou, Manami Amamiya, Yan Ng Yat-yin, Monie Tung Man-Lee
Music
Alan Wong, Janet Yung
Cinematography
Charlie Lam Chi-kin
Runtime
103 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Japanese

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