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What does Japanese phrase "Bu Su" (the title of a 1987 Jun Ichikawa film) mean?

Question #150603. Asked by urbankheki.
Last updated Mar 12 2024.
Originally posted Feb 08 2024 4:19 PM.

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According to an interview, Jun Ichikawa says Busu means "ugly". The main character is a girl who attends school in the day and works at a at geisha house at night. While the role was created for the beautiful model Tomita Yasuko, the reference to "ugly" is the girl's heart in the film.

link https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2004/busu/?IDLYT=15535

Feb 08 2024, 9:03 PM
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Already a well respected and much in demand director of television commercials Jun Ichikawa released his debut feature, Bu Su (BU?SU), in 1987. "Bu Su" is, loosely translated, pejorative slang for a woman who is not considered to be attractive. The closest equivalent, in British English at least, would be something like "a dog".

link https://windowsonworlds.com/2019/10/16/bu-su-bu%E3%83%BBsu-jun-ichikawa-1987/

Mar 12 2024, 3:56 PM
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