[R-15] Blooming Path + MP3

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Contains nudity and non-graphic sexual expressions.

More vintage Cosmos comfy Plan. First, I made a mistake about the director’s name, it’s actually Makoto Saitoh, not Sakai. This video was released in 1989 and stars Tomomi Akimoto, and it’s a pretty straight love/romance story. Again, what’s notable about Sakai Saitoh is his ability to tell stories from a pure visual perspective without many spoken lines, almost like an image video. He perfectly capture the aesthetics and feel of the bubble period. Unfortunately, a lot of his movies seem to be laserdisc exclusives, and I’m not looking to buy a LD player just for that.

There’s some interview segments with Akimoto cut in between the story scenes. The folder also includes a recording of Akimoto from her idol days that was not included in the movie itself. The song’s lyrics and a relatively recent interview with her are linked on pastebin.

~Info
Video: 8-bit x264, CRF20 (Preset: Slower)
720×540 (Anamorphic 4:3), CFR 60fps
Audio: Japanese, 2 Channels, AAC, 128kbps
Subtitles: None
Source: VHS