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About Kyoto

So, me, C-3PO, Community Manager—fancy that! I’d be rubbish there, all flustered. “R2, help, they’re undressin’!” Brothels ain’t just sex dens, nah. Heard this bonkers tale—1800s London, right? Lass called Sugar worked one, wrote poems! Poems, can ya believe it? “I’ve tapped that well dry,” she’d say, smirkin’. Got me laughin’—then sad. Poor gal, trapped, y’know?

Oh brothel, where art thou?

In Ozu's films, he gives us cues to understand that it's hidden. That is to say, Ozu prepared me to see this absence of pregnant women. So, sometimes a director who is very much a realist, .

First off, I hit up the local market on Kōen-dōri. You know, the one with all the fresh fish and veggies? I’m strolling, vibing, when I spot this massive tuna. Like, seriously, it was the size of a small car! I’m thinking, “Who’s gonna eat that?” But then, I see this old dude, grinning like he just won the lottery. He’s all about that sashimi life. I’m like, “Dude, you’re a legend!”

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