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Originally Posted by TJR
As for Okada, she's quite well read. Junichiro Tanizaki is a probable influence, at least for True Tears (BTW, what immediately stood out to me was Hiromi's way of letting Shinichirou catch a glimpse of her while undressing or preparing for a bath. It bears a striking resemblance to something from The Makioka Sisters) and Hanasaku Iroha. |
I'd also point to Yoko Ogawa's Hotel Iris which is like a serious version of HanaIro's infamous third episode. There's a girl working at a seaside hotel with her shrewish mother. A guy who claims to be a translator of Russian literature comes to stay and beats up a prostitute in his room. The girl becomes fascinated with him and eventually strikes up a soda-masochistic romance with him. She discovers that rather than translating literature, he's doing Russian porno stories. [spoiler]They're eventually discovered and he commits suicide by jumping off a boat and drowning. [/spoiler.