A desperate actress, a humiliating water game, and the price of fame in early 2000s Japan.
Yuki is hunger and dreams to become a great star. Although she joins a talent company to train herself, she gets no improvement as all her job is not directly related to any acting role. When she feels upset and disappointed about her future, her company requests her to join a T-Back Water Game from a TV station. At the same time, Yuki is broken up with her boyfriends. What will happen in the T-Back Water Game?
Direction
Ishikawa's unflinching gaze on industry exploitation.
Production
Shot-on-video aesthetic that amplifies the grime.
Director
Jirō Ishikawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 'pink film' boom where low-budget productions used variety show formats to skirt censorship while delivering softcore content.
Mai Kuramoto reportedly used a pseudonym for this role and never appeared in another film; some speculate she wasn't an actress at all but recruited for this single production.
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