''R100'' is a Japanese dramedy film directed by

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. The film had its world premiere at

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on September 12, 2013.

Plot

Ordinary businessman Takafumi Katayama signs a contract to join a mysterious

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club where various

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, each with their own specialty skill, will attack and humiliate him in public. The contract lasts for one year and no cancellation is allowed. At first, Takafumi is greatly pleased by his membership, but when the club's activities start to intrude into his home life, Takafumi must find a way to protect his family and himself from more than just humiliation. The film features a subplot in which a group of confused people are watching Takafumi's story, a film-within-a-film directed by an elderly man who claims that one must have lived 100 years to understand its true brilliance.

Cast

* Nao Ōmori as Takafumi Katayama * Shinobu Terajima as Whip Queen *

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as Saliva Queen *

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* Suzuki Matsuo *

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* Gin Maeda *Katagiri Hairi as Gobble Queen * Lindsay Kay Hayward as CEO *Mao Daichi as Voice Queen

Reception

''R100'' received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator

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reports that 81% of 21 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.7 out of 10. Rob Nelson of ''

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'', said in his review that "If a dominatrix is one who takes total control of her passive partner, then "R100" is the cinematic equivalent of a kinky femme fatale in black leather and stiletto heels, cracking a whip and a smile." Deborah Young in her review for ''

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'' praised the film by saying that "It’s hard to remember a film about S&M as funny as this one, or one as beautifully and weirdly imagined." Colin Covert of ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' gave the film three stars by saying that ""To call this Midnight Movie entry "not for everyone" is understating it. But connoisseurs of weird, twisted sex comedy will revel in its transgressive, audacious mischief." Katie Rife of

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gave the film a B+.

Release

The film premiered on September 12, 2013 on the

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and was released on March 3, 2015 on

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in a

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video format and

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over

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References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:R100 2013 films 2013 comedy-drama films Japanese comedy-drama films Films directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto BDSM in films 2010s Japanese films Warner Bros. films