Woman's Bedroom: Lusty Competition

"Entanglement. A story of three insufferable women who push their skills to the limit."

1978 1h 8m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A former mistress, an unhappy wife and a frisky female college student meet in a bar. It turns out that they all have developed an interest an eligible doctor.

“Entanglement. A story of three insufferable women who push their skills to the limit.”

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Cast

Junko Miyashita
Sadako Asai
Naomi Tani
Noriko Ikegami
Etsuko Hara
Keiko Ehara
Osamu Tsuruoka
Junichi Naito
Jun Hongo
Shozo Ueki
Tarō Ishi
Seijiro Kakimura
Hirokazu Inoue
Nobuo Ikegami
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Hiroshi Kiriyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinichi Shiratori
Writers: Susumu Saji
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Honma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Junko Miyashita and Naomi Tani and Etsuko Hara carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Entanglement. A story of three insufferable women who push their skills to the limit.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinichi Shiratori directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Yoshihiro Honma scores. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yoshihiro Honma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Junko Miyashita and Naomi Tani and Etsuko Hara carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Entanglement. A story of three insufferable women who push their skills to the limit.".
9IMDB entry: tt0288151 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.