New Apartment Wife: Prostitution in Building #13

1975 1h 16m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Shizu is a housewife whose husband has just flown to Germany to work in his company's branch office. During her husband's absence, Shizu makes her first fatal mistake with her brother-in-law which leads to other men and her involvement with gangsters, dragging her into a mire from which she cannot escape.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rumi Tama
Shizu Narishige
Meika Seri
Sachiko Nonaka
Kibaji Tankobo
Nonaka - Sachiko's Husband
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Masaya Narishige
Midori Mori
Housewife
Yoko Oyanagi
Housewife
Chieko Harada
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Makoto Narishige - Shizu's Younger Brother-in-law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shōgorō Nishimura
Writers: Keiji Kubota
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-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 Shōgorō Nishimura, shot by Yoshihiro Yamazaki. 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 Koichi Sakata. 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 Masanori Tsujii 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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Rumi Tama and Meika Seri and Kibaji Tankobo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shōgorō Nishimura directs. Yoshihiro Yamazaki behind the camera. Koichi Sakata scores. Masanori Tsujii cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-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 Shōgorō Nishimura, shot by Yoshihiro Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Koichi Sakata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Masanori Tsujii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rumi Tama and Meika Seri and Kibaji Tankobo carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0224093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.