Love's Whirlpool

Love's Whirlpool

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2014-03-01
Genre:Drama
Duration:123 min
Country:Japan
Director:Daisuke Miura
Actors:Sosuke Ikematsu, Mugi Kadowaki, Kenichi Takitoh, Eriko Nakamura, Hirofumi Arai
Production:THE KLOCKWORX, Toei Video Company, Stairway

Overview:

A room in a fancy downtown apartment. The evening orgy kicks off with eight men and women meeting for the first time, including an unemployed guy who pays the 20,000 yen party fee with money from his parents, and a female college student whose run-of-the-mill appearance hides a voracious sexual appetite.

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