Three kimono-clad women, three messy entanglements, 59 minutes of pure pink film chaos.
Harue, the owner of an antique shop, is asked by an apprentice painter to sell a painting his late husband had done of him, but since he can't sell it, he ends up acting as a model. Akiko, the head of a tea ceremony school, is approached by her apprentice Matsutoya one day and decides to give him advice on sex. Natsumi becomes the second wife of a snack bar owner, but his son is her ex-girlfriend. She can't stop him from going wild... An omnibus collection of beautiful women in kimono! Includes three works with themes of widows, married women, and stepmothers.
Costume
Kimono as both armor and provocation.
Production
Three stories, zero chill, maximum economy.
Director
Kenji Hanyû
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink films of this era often used traditional settings—tea ceremony, antique shops—to heighten the transgression of explicit content.
Director Kenji Hanyû was prolific in the pink film industry; this 59-minute runtime was standard for theatrical double features.
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