Joshi ana: Tôsatsu kahanshin

1999 1h 0m JA

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SKIP

★2.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Kanae, a star announcer at KC TV, is assigned to interview her junior colleague Yoshimi for a program project. Yoshimi's boyfriend Mitsuhiko is a big fan of Kanae, and upon hearing this, he is overjoyed. Meanwhile, Kanae is approached by producer Maeda about hosting a morning news program, but is asked to give her body in exchange, which leaves her feeling alone and troubled. Meanwhile, Kanae ends up having sex with Mitsuhiko by chance...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mimi Mizuhara
Kanae Iwai
Kenichiro Okada
Tetsuya Maeda
Moe Sakura
Junko Yaginuma
Yoko Satomi
Yoshimi Higuchi
Kenji Yamauchi
Mitsuhiko Takeda
Teruo Kumamoto
Kenjo Makoto
Kinichi Kusumi
Sosuke Ushio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuyoshi Sasaki
Writers: Nobuyoshi Sasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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27 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 Nobuyoshi Sasaki, shot by Fumio Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mimi Mizuhara and Kenichiro Okada and Moe Sakura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3983648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuyoshi Sasaki directs. Fumio Sato behind the camera. Naoki Kaneko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nobuyoshi Sasaki, shot by Fumio Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Naoki Kaneko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mimi Mizuhara and Kenichiro Okada and Moe Sakura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3983648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.