Afternoon Affair: Transformation

"From day to night---the devil awakens in my body! Dancing in the gorgeous fragrance, I am a woman drowning in a sea of lust!!"

1973 1h 15m JA

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A young boy’s dream of a woman is entrusted to the love of a flower. When that beautiful flower withers and the boy discovers the ugliness of women’s true nature, he vows revenge.

“From day to night---the devil awakens in my body! Dancing in the gorgeous fragrance, I am a woman drowning in a sea of lust!!”

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Cast

Miyoko Aoyama
Ryoko Aoyama
Moeko Ezawa
Mitsuko Asato
Keiko Tsuzuki
Fumi, bar hostess
Keiko Aikawa
Akemi
Morio Kazama
Jun Asato
Akira Takahashi
Kazuo Asato
Tadashi Makimura
Hiroshi Abe
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Akihiko Nanbara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Tanaka
Writers: Norio Miyashita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Noboru Tanaka, 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 Tsutomu Sanada. 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 Hajime Okayasu 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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Miyoko Aoyama and Moeko Ezawa and Keiko Tsuzuki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "From day to night---the devil awakens in my body! Dancing in the gorgeous fragrance, I am a woman drowning in a sea of lust!!".

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IMDB entry: tt0223456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Tanaka directs. Teruo Hatanaka behind the camera. Tsutomu Sanada scores. Hajime Okayasu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Noboru Tanaka, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tsutomu Sanada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hajime Okayasu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Miyoko Aoyama and Moeko Ezawa and Keiko Tsuzuki carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "From day to night---the devil awakens in my body! Dancing in the gorgeous fragrance, I am a woman drowning in a sea of lust!!".
8IMDB entry: tt0223456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.