is a 1979

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ese film in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series, directed by

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and starring Junko Miyashita.

Synopsis

Miyashita plays an office clerk who is having an

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with her married boss. Since he refuses to leave his wife, Miyashita and another couple plan to kidnap his daughter to collect a

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Cast

* Junko Miyashita as Shimako Maruyama * Aoi Nakajima () as Noriko Goto * Junichiro Yamashita () as Junichiro Goto *

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as Tokiko Kazama

Background

The Weisser's, in their book ''Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films'', remark that many

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s saw similarities between this work and Akira Kurosawa's 1960 film The Bad Sleep Well.

Awards and nominations

4th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Actress - Junko Miyashita

1st Yokohama Film Festival The was held on 3 February 1980 in Keihin Film Theatre, Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: ''Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko'' * Best New Actor: Yuji Honma – '' Jūkyūsai no Chizu'' * Best Actor: Ken Ogata – '' Vengeance Is Mine'' * Best ...

* Won: Best Supporting Actress -

* 9th Best Film

References

External links

* * {{Kichitaro Negishi 1979 films Films directed by Kichitaro Negishi 1970s Japanese-language films Nikkatsu films Nikkatsu Roman Porno 1970s Japanese films