Tales of an Osaka Love Thief

The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief is an award winning 2006 documentary about the hidden world of Japanese nightlife in Osaka’s Cafe Rakkyo. And now it’s available on Google Video! The denizens of this glamorous demi-monde, dedicated to partying till they drop, are captured by first time documentary producer/director, Jake Clennell […]

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The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief is an award winning 2006 documentary about the hidden world of Japanese nightlife in Osaka's Cafe Rakkyo. And now it's available on Google Video!

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.

Unfortunately, it's not embeddable, but you can see the whole thing here.

The Great Happiness Space [Official Site]