Apartment Wife: Secret Call Girl

1976 1h 10m JA

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4.3

SKIP

★4.3TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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A blackmail ring uses illicit photos of an unfaithful wife to force her into prostitution.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erina Miyai
Yoshiko Amagi
Rei Okamoto
Kiriko Yoshioka
Shinzō Hotta
Kyôji Etô
Remika Hokuto
Fusae Kameuchi
Sumiko Minami
Tsuruko Maruyama
Midori Mori
Junko Minagawa
Seiji Tanaka
Jirô Amagi
Kōji Yashiro
Bald man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuaki Shirai
Writers: Shoko Shikamizu, Haruhiko Murata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuaki Shirai, shot by Yoshihiro Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Erina Miyai and Rei Okamoto and Shinzō Hotta carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuaki Shirai directs. Yoshihiro Yamazaki behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Osamu Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
250 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 Nobuaki Shirai, shot by Yoshihiro Yamazaki. 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 Osamu Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Erina Miyai and Rei Okamoto and Shinzō Hotta carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0223095 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.