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Release Year2003
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorJames Hou
WritersJames Hou
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsMasters of the Pillow
About Masters of the Pillow
Traces the making of UC-Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto's first-ever Asian American porn movie ("Skin on Skin") from planning to production. Hou interviews filmmakers Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow") and Eric Byler ("Charlotte Sometimes"), professor Elaine Kim and playwright David Henry Hwang to get at whether Asian America truly needs its own "porno practices" as a way of decolonizing the community's collective sexual imaginations and confronting how sexuality and masculinity are treated in the Asian American community.
Directed by James Hou, Masters of the Pillow leans on a strong ensemble — Darrell Y Hamamoto, Funie Hsu, Layla Chun — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2003.
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