The Woman with Red Hair (1979)

1979

Junko Miyashita plays a mysterious hitchhiker picked up by a brute of a construction worker named Kenzo who takes her back to his run-down and cramped apartment in a not so good part of town. Claiming that she is running away from an abusive husband, she shacks up with him. In a futile attempt to escape the bleak working class surroundings, the pair engage in an obsessive erotic relationship.

Blooming Early (1976)

1976

A girl sees her brother masturbating one day. She asks her friend (who has a boyfriend) to have sex with her brother. Her friend asks her to spread it for her older brother in exchange. It is a deal and the four go on a hike.

A Tender Place

A Tender Place (2001)

2001
January 20, 2022

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband’s clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama’s villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi’s life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can. The story of […]