I.K.U.

Set in 2030, this film centers on Genom, a multinational corporation developing the "I.K.U. chip."  This chip, when inserted into a mobile device, allows users to experience orgasm without physical contact; private sensations are calculated using technology.  Genom sends out a clone, Reiko, who possesses the I.K.U. code, to gather data on various orgasm scenarios and sensations to cater to different sexual orientations.  Through a striking visual style and alternative sci-fi narrative, the film retains Shu Lea Cheang's experimental nature of new media and cross-disciplinary creation, presenting the body's movement and erotic flow in the posthuman virtual network and physical space. It also recontextualizes Japanese pornography and its political aspects. The opening scene parodies "Blade Runner"; the overall film is bizarre, eerie, and rebellious, and is considered one of Shu Lea Cheang's representative works.