Vibrator (film)

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Vibrator
Vibrator (film).jpg
Japanese name
Kana ヴァイブレータ
Directed by Ryūichi Hiroki
Written by Haruhiko Arai
Starring Shinobu Terajima
Nao Ōmori
Release date
  • December 6, 2003 (2003-12-06)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Vibrator (ヴァイブレータ) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Ryūichi Hiroki. It is based on the 1999 book of the same name by writer Mari Akasaka.

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Plot

After meeting a handsome truck driver (Nao Omori) in an urban mini-mart, a 30-something freelance writer (Shinobu Terajima) embarks on a life-changing emotional journey of sexual discovery.

Cast

Awards and nominations

25th Yokohama Film Festival [1]

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References

  1. 第25回ヨコハマ映画祭 日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2010-01-16.