The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
Welcome to The Great Happiness Space: Rakkyo Café. The club's owner, Issei (22), has a staff of twenty boys all under his training to become the top escorts of Osaka's underground love scene. (imdb)
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The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief

2006
Documentary
1h 16m
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Avg Percentile 67.98% from 157 total ratings

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Rated 26 Oct 2009
70
71st
This movie is pretty good
Rated 05 Apr 2010
10
99th
At first it just appeared to be a interesting glimpse into a subculture I knew absolutely nothing about, but like all great documentaries, it keeps pulling back layers to create something thought-provoking, as opposed to just informative. In this case, these people are so emotionally unhealthy that it begins to say some really profound things about the twisted nature of love, relationships, dependence, etc, with an assured ease.
Rated 18 Mar 2014
80
87th
This is really a fantastic documentary, the subject is well developed, is entertaining and very deep. You really feel going into the intimacy of a secret world. The narrative and edition are great. The subject is about male hosts that entertain female customers in a club, but then the story develops in a perverse vicious cycle between clients and hosts, it also touches the search for love, the superficiality and hypocrisy of their lifestyles.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
90
67th
An interesting documentary for this American to watch, giving glimpses into a culture I know little about. What begins as a simple look into Japanese male host clubs, delves deeper into how both the hosts and the women they entertain are affected by the relationships formed.
Rated 23 Apr 2011
76
71st
Interesting to see the change of culture and it's almost sad and jading to see love can be simplified to such base interactions.
Rated 25 Oct 2008
90
85th
My dream profession
Rated 31 May 2010
78
75th
Wow wtf
Rated 28 Oct 2010
90
91st
The interviews are surprisingly candid, maybe the scope could have been bigger, interview some of the more normal patrons of the host bar (if they existed). But really, it's a damn solid doc.
Rated 04 Jan 2011
79
70th
I had no idea that this subculture existed, and still can't quite believe it. It starts out as little more than hilarious, but becomes a sad and profound look at the human condition.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
85
98th
a great documentary, as the message at the end says the openness of the subjects makes the film
Rated 28 Mar 2011
70
88th
Vicious circle, built on failed social connections. Interesting inside view.
Rated 12 Feb 2012
90
75th
One of the most shocking documentaries about the japanese nightlife.
Rated 26 May 2013
70
51st
A disheartening glimpse into a bizarre segment of Japanese nightlife. It reveals male hosts who seem to be lying to themselves almost as much as their clients, but the more interesting aspect is those clients. Many of them are themselves hostesses or sex workers, paying for the aspects of relationships that they feel are denied them by their work due to their place in society. It paints a saddening picture, as everyone involved seems on the brink of having the facade crumble around them.
Rated 05 Aug 2013
75
68th
I think I finally found I job I could actually be good at.
Rated 14 Feb 2014
71
87th
A truly superlative piece of anthropology. People have rarely seemed so strange or so fascinating.
Rated 23 Apr 2014
62
24th
Interesting (and sad) tale, but even at only 75 minutes, it's still a bit too long for the relatively simple story that unfolds.
Rated 29 Dec 2014
70
76th
This is like watching an onion slowly being peeled away. And it's mightily interesting to watch too. I don't know who to feel more sorry for. The girls selling their body or the guys selling their souls. It's a fascinating glimpse in one of those weird facets of Japanese society.
Rated 06 Jan 2021
84
91st
Manages to shift your perspective several times to get you to the ultimate conclusion that everybody looses in the glitzy world of fake romance in Osaka's pleasure district. First you hate the men, then you hate the women and then you just feel sad for everybody.

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