The Great Happiness Space: A Documentary About Host Clubs
The The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief, which one the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival, has finally made its way onto Google Video. Here’s a synopsis from the film’s creators:
The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief, introduces an extraordinary hidden world of Japanese nightlife in Osaka’s Cafe Rakkyo. The denizens of this glamorous demi-monde, dedicated to partying till they drop, are captured by first time documentary producer/director, Jake Clennell with candid and poignant insight. Presided over by the charismatic, enigmatic Issei, the number one “host boy” in town, the club offers a new twist on the ancient geisha tradition. Glamorous host boys make beautiful young women laugh, feel good about their lives — and pay handsomely for their pleasure. In this secret, outcast society of wealthy young people, money seems to mean easy gratification. But all these stylish players have to pay for their pleasures, and they can cost more than money.
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thank you james! You know how hard it was to get into the New York screening at the Museum of Modern Art. It was probably due to the fact that the director had a Q & A after the film. I thought I would never see these come to light. Hopefully, this will be released. Thanks James!!!!
I love documentaries. I saw one documentary that was similar to this one, but it involves host women for women (the catch is that it is not a lesbian bar though). Anyway, thanks for the link.
I love this documentary, it is actually very informative (with A LOT of drama ^ ^).
Although, I have seen this documentary on youtube, maybe now it’s just becoming available to google vids.
This is an outstanding documentary, thank you for posting it.
This is really, really fantastic; I’m almost at the end and the whole thing has been just so eye-opening and heartbreaking. Thanks.