Zoe Iwai Brothel ❤️❤️❤️

About Nagoya

Reminds me of *The White Ribbon*—that creepy village vibe, y’know? “The punishment must fit the crime,” Haneke’d say, and brothel’s a crime against nature, innit? Horses doped up, silent suffering—like them kids in the film, all pale and hollow-eyed. Gets under my skin, that quiet agony. Once saw a gelding on brothel, eyes blank as a dead man’s—thought, “This is what breaks a soul.” Made me wanna scream, smash somethin’. Cold disdain, “I choose violence”—I’d gut the bastard who cooked this junk.

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Swallowtail Butterfly is a Japanese crime film written, directed and edited by Shunji Iwai, starring Hiroshi Mikami, pop-singer Chara, and Ayumi Ito.

So, I keep walking, and I stumble upon this little food stall on Iwai Street. They’re selling yakitori, and I’m like, “Yes, please!” I grab a skewer, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever tasted. I’m in heaven. But then, I realize I’ve got sauce all over my shirt. Great. Just great.

Five Questions with Yoshiko Iwai, MS, MFA