The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief

This movie is pretty good

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.

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.

Interesting to see the change of culture and it's almost sad and jading to see love can be simplified to such base interactions.

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.

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.

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.

Interesting (and sad) tale, but even at only 75 minutes, it's still a bit too long for the relatively simple story that unfolds.

A truly superlative piece of anthropology. People have rarely seemed so strange or so fascinating.

I think I finally found I job I could actually be good at.

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.

One of the most shocking documentaries about the japanese nightlife.

Vicious circle, built on failed social connections. Interesting inside view.

a great documentary, as the message at the end says the openness of the subjects makes the film

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.

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.

Wow wtf

My dream profession