Does The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief

Name: The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 7

A Cold-Eyed Study of Love For Sale

Directed by Jake Clennell

200678 min7.0 / 10

A penetrating documentary examination of Japan's host club culture that exposes the emotional labor and manufactured intimacy underlying transactional relationships.

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. During their training, they learn how to dress, how to talk, how to walk, and most importantly, how to fake relationships with the girls who become their source of income. Join us as Osaka's number one host boy takes us on a journey through the complex and heartrenching world of love for sale in the Japanese underground.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Slow Emotional Collapse Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Coping With Loss East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Japan

Questions people ask

Is The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief scary? 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.

80/ 100