プラトニック・セックス (2001): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2001, プラトニック・セックス is a drama film directed by Masako Matsuura, running about 104 minutes.

What it’s about. When Aoi is gang-raped by her classmates and kicked out of her home by her own parents she sees no reason to continue living. Before she commits suicide, however, she receives an email on her cellphone from a man named Toshi addressed to a girl named Ai. The message simply thanks the girl for being alive, but this specific message has an effect on Aoi and she decides to keep on living. Without many options, Aoi resorts to everything from paid dating to porn to earn money and meets a lot of less than reputable characters. Throughout it all though she looks toward Toshi as her hope for happiness and the two form a relationship.

Who’s in it. プラトニック・セックス stars Saki Kagami as Aoi Kadokura, Joe Odagiri as Toshimi Iwasaki, Hiroshi Abe as Hideyuki Ishikawa and Maho Nonami, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, プラトニック・セックス has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch プラトニック・セックス page.

If you liked it. Fans of プラトニック・セックス tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.