New Apartment Wife: Swapping

1975 1h 7m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A tragicomedy that happened to three couples who switched partners, turning sex into a simple game to break off marital relations, gripped by a painful mood!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aoi Nakajima
Machiko Hara
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Nishino
Hirokazu Inoue
Shinpei Hara
Akiko Kami
Young Woman
Yasuko Matsui
Toyoko Tsukui
Akemi Nijo
Machiko in Flashback
Toshihiko Oda
Yoshio Takagi
Naomi Oka
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinichi Shiratori
Writers: Masaru Takesue
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Apartment Wife Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. 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 Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Aoi Nakajima and Tatsuya Hamaguchi and Hirokazu Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinichi Shiratori directs. Teruo Hatanaka behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Jun Nabeshima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Apartment Wife Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jun Nabeshima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aoi Nakajima and Tatsuya Hamaguchi and Hirokazu Inoue carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0224092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.