Ok, during Oscar season Japablum was a little bit obsessed with Rinko Kikuchi's performance in Babel because we have a major soft spot for deaf high school girls that just want to get laid. We admit it. But we eventually got over it and went back to the business of only watching movies that feature at least one shower scene in a men's locker room. (We recommend School Ties starring Matt Damon and Playing With the Coach's Balls starring an entire Brazilian soccer team!)
But we can't pass up this opportunity to return to our unhealthy obsession with Ms. Kikuchi and her powerful acting chops. The latest: one scene in Babel has been making people nauseous in theaters in Nagoya, Japan. The film's Japanese distributor has been blaming this curious side effect on lighting effects in the nightclub scene that features Ms. Kikuchi dancing with her other deaf friends. But everyone knows you should never believe a Japanese film distributor. They always lie.
It's Rinko's performance what made them all so sick. Some people just can't handle it when their profound emotional catharses are mixed with strobe lights, poor things.
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