Gushing Prayer

Gushing Prayer

Directed by Masao Adachi

Produced by Kokuei Company

197172 min5.4 / 10

A provocative Japanese New Wave drama that uses transgressive subject matter to explore adolescent alienation, emotional awakening, and the search for authentic feeling amid societal disillusionment.

After 15-year-old Yasuko has her first orgasm with a teacher, she and her disillusioned group of friends decide to turn to prostitution to gain a better understanding of what emotions truly are.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gushing Prayer easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Gushing Prayer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Gushing Prayer end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Gushing Prayer scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Gushing Prayer violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Gushing Prayer

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gushing Prayer

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gushing Prayer, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gushing Prayer, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gushing Prayer, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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