A Body That Works

Elina Mäkinen, a fan of traditional "avanto" swimming - in holes dug in the ice - is preparing for the Ice Mile, a swimming event organized in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, where the water temperature is around 0°C. How does the young woman resist these extreme conditions? What effects does the cold have on the body? Beyond the risk of frostbite, hypothermia alters the cardiovascular system, even causing death when the internal temperature drops below 25°C. Different factors such as age, fatigue, dehydration or disease can accelerate body cooling.

The video starts as a criminal story of one man chasing another, whereby the emphasis is not laid on the final outcome, but on colour surfaces that sneak into the black and white world of industrial plant. Then the colour instantly covers the entire video surface, a naked man's body appears and the camera starts revealing its details. The end of the video presents seemingly frozen bodies that, within the medium of motion pictures, endeavor once again to find the illusion of stillness offered by fine art.

Gensaku Katori, a managing director at a certain bank, relentlessly criticizes the naked body of his secretary and mistress, Ayako Kimura. Young Ayako's body responds to the technique of this master, entrusting her limbs to her abnormal pleasure, arousing her greedy desire, and unfolding her shameful state. Ayako continues her current mistress relationship as Gensaku is divorcing his wife, Nenko, but she is frustrated that things are not progressing very well.

A bondage drama starring Masaki Nao, winner of the New Actress Award at the 2009 Pink Grand Prix. Yuna has been in an immoral relationship with her stepfather, the flower arranger Tachibana, for eight years, and seeks the pleasure of being abused every night. However, Tachibana, whose physical strength is beginning to decline, provokes her by saying, "Try inviting another man."

They open the doors and lean out: their whistles travel the rails across the town. The dogs get up. The children put out their cigarettes. They have arrived, and now, all is still.

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Hong Kong movie

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

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