Apartment Wife: Body Hell

"A shocking report depicting the reality of housing complex wives in the Tokyo suburbs"

1985 1h 2m JA

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★1.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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A bored and frustrated wife meets an old lover who knows how to satisfy her pent-up passions. Unfortunately she finds out that he runs a call girl business.

“A shocking report depicting the reality of housing complex wives in the Tokyo suburbs”

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Cast

Rena Kuroki
Satomi Kuramochi
Kiriko Shimizu
Misa Tsuboucji
Naomi Oka
Kiyoko Sakai
Rina Awashima
Yoshie
Takanobu Eguchi
Daisuke Kuramochi
Akira Hanaue
Kishimoto
Katsuhiko Ito
Man B
Keisuke Maruyama
Big man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuaki Shirai
Writers: Shōichi Ikeda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rena Kuroki and Kiriko Shimizu and Naomi Oka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A shocking report depicting the reality of housing complex wives in the Tokyo suburbs".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuaki Shirai directs. Koichi Suzuki behind the camera. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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 Koichi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rena Kuroki and Kiriko Shimizu and Naomi Oka carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A shocking report depicting the reality of housing complex wives in the Tokyo suburbs".
9IMDB entry: tt3402596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.