Zoey Shimabara Whore ❤️

About Osaka

Love how it ties to my fave flick, *The Assassin*—you seen it? Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015, pure art, mate. There’s this line, “The past needs no commentary,” and I’m like, damn, that’s “whore” in sports! Players ditch their morals, chasin’ glory—past’s gone, no lookin’ back. Like Yinniang, the assassin chick, silent but deadly—she’s no “whore,” but she’s got that single-minded vibe. Me? I’d be cacklin’ in the shadows, watchin’ her slice through fools, thinkin’, *That’s my girl.*

Leadup and outbreak

The Shimabara Rebellion was an uprising of Japanese peasants, most of which were Christians which was an outlawed religion in Japan at the time.

By now, I’m feeling pretty good, but then I decide to take a walk along the coast. The waves are crashing, and I’m just vibing. But then, outta nowhere, a seagull swoops down and snatches my snack! I’m standing there, mouth agape, like, “Did that just happen?” I’m pretty sure I yelled something ridiculous.

Pleasure-seeking in Edo-period Japan