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The Great Happiness Space

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Doc on host clubs in Japan, so bleak but funny. They don’t make vérité like this anymore. Too honest.

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The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief

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“Very fascinating and sad documentary about male host clubs in Japan. Nothing looks cooler than Tokyo in the early 2000s- pair that with the desperate alienation of urban nightlife and you’ve got a winner.”

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ZOË ZIECKER

ZOË ZIECKER

“incredible documentary (and available on youtube!) set in early 2000s osaka, following the culture around young male escort clubs and their clients. aesthetically beautiful and nostalgic, and an unexpected lesson in niche cultural literacy. i find myself going back to watch it a couple times a year.”

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