Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

1971 1h 23m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tonpei Hidari
Isamu Hayata
Yukiko Kuwahara
Natsuko Ogawa
Shingo Yamashiro
Masao Komatsu
Tomohiko Hosoi
Asao Koike
Tatsuya Kayama
Yukie Kagawa
Yurie Shimizu
Rumi Katsura
Teruyo
Chie Kobayashi
Tamayakko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shin Takakuwa
Writers: Eimei Yamamoto, Isao Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shin Takakuwa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. 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 Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fumio Soda 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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Tonpei Hidari and Yukiko Kuwahara and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0255538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shin Takakuwa directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Toshiaki Tsushima scores. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Shin Takakuwa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tonpei Hidari and Yukiko Kuwahara and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0255538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.