Safe Word

Film program, JP 2022, 94 min., jap. OV + engl. UT

By: Koji Shiraishi

With: Chisako Kawase, Torinomi Nagisa

A proudly and explicitly “pro-pervert” story from Japanese idol culture. In this sex- and kink-positive tale of a young Japanese internet idol scouted for a BSDM club, Misa the Killer goes through the ropes of apprenticeship to dominatrix while simultaneously discovering the romantic potential with the club’s most popular dominatrix, the super stylish Kanon. Told as a documentary within a documentary, Safe Word is a mix of livestreaming, BDSM, love and rebellion offering a fresh female perspective on sexuality and self-determination with high energy and lots of laughs.

Walter Crasshole