Stella Kuroda Whore ❤️❤️❤️

About Fukuoka

So, “Whore” ain’t no princess tale. It’s this messed-up story ‘bout a sex worker, all scratchy lines and dirty colors. Spanish dude, dunno his name—some artsy freak—made it in ‘96, I think. Barely anyone’s heard of it, ‘cause it’s not Hollywood garbage. Found it on a crusty VHS at a flea market—five bucks, smelled like regret. Watched it, jaw dropped. Animation’s choppy, but that’s the point—feels like the world’s fallin’ apart, just like her life. “You do what you’re told,” like in *A Prophet*—she’s trapped, man, no way out.

Whore Angels

The scene in which Kuroda beheads the monks was inspired by the siege of Mount Hieizan by Kuroda's historical counterpart, Oda Nobunaga. This nountain was home to the Enryakuj .

I hit up this little shop on Kuroda’s backstreets, Takamatsu Street. The owner, this sweet old lady, is like, “You need daikon? I got the best!” And I’m like, “Yeah, sure, why not?” She hands me this massive daikon, and I’m thinking, “What am I, a sumo wrestler?” But hey, it’s all good. I’m just trying to keep my Kvasnik game strong.

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer's RBI double