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Junk Boy

1987 · 45 min

A breezy, cheeky office romp that coasts on crude energy and lighthearted leering rather than any real stakes.

Directed by
Katsuhisa Yamada
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Takeshi Kusao, Toshiko Fujita, Yuko Minaguchi
Tagline
I thought you might be more than just a common pervert.
Overview
Overconfident 23-year-old Ryouhei somehow lucks into a job at the lucrative skin mag Potato Boy, with his only qualification being an abnormally high sex drive. Immediately smitten with the publication's prestigious editor Yuki (and just about every other female colleague), Ryouhei shows a libidinous instinct that could take Potato Boy to the next level — if he can ever take the job seriously.

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Directed by
Katsuhisa Yamada
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Takeshi Kusao, Toshiko Fujita, Yuko Minaguchi
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • work
    • sexuality
    • obsession
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, comedy, romance
    Directed by
    Katsuhisa Yamada
    Written by
    Yukihiro Matsushita, Tatsuhiko Urahata
    Starring
    Takeshi Kusao, Toshiko Fujita, Yuko Minaguchi, Rei Sakuma, Kazuhiko Inoue, Emi Shinohara, Hiromi Tsuru, Keiichi Nanba
    Cinematography
    Kinichi Ishikawa
    Runtime
    45 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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