Something Like It / No yohna mono (1981) dir. Yoshimitsu Morita

In a film about Rakugo, which is a traditional Japanese sit-down comedy, a man living in Tokyo is a young comic practitioner starting out. On his birthday he visits a Soapland (sexually themed bath house) for the first time. He meets ’Elizabeth’ who is uninterested in Rakugo. She does like his personality, however, and they begin seeing each other and grow closer. The man visits a girls’ school for work and falls in love. He discusses his emotions with Elizabeth whom he also likes. Then he meets his schoolgirl’s parents and showcases his art.
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