A May-December romance crosses Tokyo's invisible rivers—where love meets conspiracy in the shadows.
Fukano, an elderly novelist who grew up in the mountains of Tokyo, met a young woman, Kana, for the first time in Fukagawa. Overcoming the age difference, they are strongly attracted to each other. However, in Fukano, in addition to the problem of downtown and uptown, there was a deep “river” that separated women and men. However, Kana, on the other hand, easily crossed that "river" due to her sexual love with Fukano. "I never thought I'd live west of the Sumida River," Kana said. However, behind this lies the conspiracy of Fukano's old lover, Junko. The two get married, but Kana's behavior is gradually haunted by a mystery, and the shadow of her detective and old man flickers. The core of the mystery involved a strange sex shop
Direction
Takeda's patient, atmospheric mapping of Tokyo's psychic geography.
Acting
Ishibashi's weathered novelist—desire and exhaustion in every gesture.
Writing
The Sumida River as metaphor, weapon, and wound.
Director
Kazunari Takeda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Sumida River historically divided Tokyo's shitamachi (working-class east) from yamanote (elite west)—still psychologically potent in 1990s cinema.
Junko Miyashita, playing the scheming ex-lover, was a legendary pink film actress bringing meta-textual weight to her role.
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