“Unrelenting.”
–The Guardian

“A treat for the eyes!”
–Variety

“3 1/2 stars – A powerful, disturbing film, teeming with episodes of rampant passion, abuse, and beauty.”
–Austin Chronicle

The other Murakami (Ryū, the author of Audition, Popular Hits of the Showa Era) is behind the wheel of this turbulent trek through the ‘90s Tokyo corporate underbelly, where a sex worker soon learns the only thing higher than the interest rates—are the thrills. Featuring the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto, TOKYO DECADENCE is “as serious as it is kinky” (The Los Angeles Times).