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The often bizarre sexual attitudes and adventures of six interrelated characters in Tokyo form the basis of this offbeat comedy from director Masayuki Miyano. Kenji (Hiroki Narimiya) works in the lower levels of the Tokyo sex industry, and is looking for new talent as he struggles to make a living running everything from a massage parlor to "adults only" karaoke. Kenji thinks he's found a promising property in Tomoko (Yuri Nakamura), a pretty if timid girl working in retail, and as they strike up a romantic relationship, he looks for ways to use her beauty to his advantage. At the same time, Kenji is also managing the career of Yoshie (Mari Hamada), an adult actress who is older than most of her peers and has a few secrets she doesn't care to share with her business partner. Living in the same building as Kenji and Tomoko is Hiroshi (Sarutoki Mingawa), a slobby geek who gets excited by the sounds of his neighbors' lovemaking and has frequent arguments with his penis, which talks. Eventually Hiroshi leaves his flat long enough to meet Sayuri (Tomoko Murakami), a hefty gal who has her own unusual career in the erotic entertainment business. And Koichi (Yoshiyuki Morishita) is a mild-mannered guy who is shy with women but has a rich fantasy life in which he's a sexual super hero. Lalapipo: A Lot Of People received its North American premiere at the 2009 New York Asian Film Festival.