Sex dainamaito: Madonna no Shizuku

1988 1h 5m JA

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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A depressed private detective who spends his days digging through love hotel trash for his cases meets a free spirited young woman who lives next door.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eri Kikuchi
Momoe
Yui Maisaka
Mayumi Kawamoto
Kiriko Shimizu
Yûko Tsutsui
Takeshi Iguchi
Machida
Yutaka Ikejima
The Man who Introduces Himself as Momoe's Husband
Kazuhiro Sano
Shûichi Tsutsui
Ryuji Yamamoto
Iijima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hitoshi Ishikawa
Writers: Masahiro Yoshimoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hitoshi Ishikawa, shot by Shinji Tomita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Eri Kikuchi and Yui Maisaka and Kiriko Shimizu carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3428560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hitoshi Ishikawa directs. Shinji Tomita behind the camera. Osamu Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hitoshi Ishikawa, shot by Shinji Tomita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Osamu Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eri Kikuchi and Yui Maisaka and Kiriko Shimizu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3428560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.