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An experimental short film by Japanese filmmaker Jun Kurosawa.
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Original Language
JA
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
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