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Lovers are Wet (18*)

Japanese Avant-garde & Experimental Film Festival

,Barbican Cinema 3
a man and woman embrace in a field

Smut or art? Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno series of pink films with Tatsumi Kumashiro’s existential shag-a-thon, Lovers are Wet.

It’s Friday evening, and after a long week at work, it’s time to surreptitiously purchase your ticket, slipping unobserved into our erotic movie palace.

We’ve opted to mark this 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno with a somewhat subversive selection. Not out of place with the "angry young man" films by Nagisa Oshima and Shuji Terayama, Lovers are Wet depicts the return of a particularly nihilistic native to his seaside village. Working in a local softcore cinema, Katsu refuses to acknowledge his connection to the town, and begins a mission of cruel seduction. Kumashiro’s bleak and windswept vision is punctured by humour and depravity and serves as an angry broadside against censorship in Japan.

This screening includes an introduction by Jasper Sharp.

Tagged with: Cinema Japanese Avant-garde and Experimental Film Festival 2021

Japan 1973 Dir Tatsumi Kumashiro, 76 mins

Barbican Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.