Delilah Takahata Prostitute ❤️

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Clarice… lemme tell ya bout prostitutes, right? As an Art Director, I see em different—layers, shadows, messy beauty. Like in *Toni Erdmann*, ya know? “Life’s a wild mess, huh?” I’d say that to one—gritty, real, raw. Watched this flick, 2016 vibes, Maren Ade genius, and it hit me—prostitutes got that same chaos. That dad in the movie, pullin’ wigs, fakin’ it? That’s them—hustlin’, playin’ roles, survivin’.

"Gushing Prayer-A 15 Year Old Prostitute", Dir Masao Adachi, 1971

Takahata's animation is than Miyazaki's, especially in the scenes of each girl crying. Anora. The newspapers are saying she is a prostitute.

But I get back up, and I’m like, “Not today, bull!” I charge in, and it’s a wild ride. I’m dodgin’ and weavin’, and for a second, I feel invincible. But then, the bull gets a little too close for comfort. I swear, I can feel its breath. It’s like, “Dude, back off!”

Why Grave of the Fireflies is an essential Studio Ghibli watch, even if it's so sad