A housewife's midlife crisis goes exactly where you think, but with 90% more existential ennui.
Hinako, a married woman, feels unsatisfied with her married life with her husband, Takashi, so she suddenly declares a domestic separation and indulges in an affair with Shima, her senior from high school. Meanwhile, Hinako was confused when Yuri, whom she met at her favorite snack bar, asked her out.
Direction
Sachi Hamano brings genuine craft to a genre rarely granted artistry.
Acting
Shinobu Hosokawa's restrained desperation elevates every frame.
Director
Sachi Hamano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sachi Hamano was one of few female directors in Japan's pink film industry, subverting male gaze conventions from within.
The 'wife' genre dominated 1990s pink film production, but Hamano's queer undertones made this entry quietly radical.
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