Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion
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is a 2000
Japan
ese pink film directed by Toshiki Satō
. It won the Best Film, 8th Place prize at the Pink Grand Prix
ceremony and was the winner of the first P-1 Grand-Prix.
with their first film in the Roman Porno line, Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon
(1971). Independent pink film studios began making their own "Apartment Wife" films, and in the 1990s, Toshiki Satō
became closely associated with the genre, marking the films with his style and making the series his own. Besides Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion, other "Apartment Wife" films by Satō include Apartment Wife: Midday Adultery (1997), New Apartment Wife: Adultery is the Taste of Honey (Only for Tonight) (1999), and Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door
(2000).
In 2000, with the leadership of director Mitsuru Meike
, the pink film community organized a showcase to feature their films. Planned to be a yearly event, the competition was called the P-1 Grand-Prix. Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion was the winner of the first of these events.
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2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
Japan
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ese pink film directed by Toshiki Satō
Toshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
. It won the Best Film, 8th Place prize at the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
ceremony and was the winner of the first P-1 Grand-Prix.
Cast
- Yumika HayashiYumika Hayashiwas a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...
- Yuki Yokohama (横浜ゆき)
- Takeshi Itō (伊藤猛)
- Kikujirō Honda (本多菊雄)
- Kinako Satō (さとう樹菜子)
- Yōta Kawase (川瀬陽太)
Background
The "Apartment Wife" theme in Pink cinema was started by NikkatsuNikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
with their first film in the Roman Porno line, Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon
Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon
aka From 3 to Sex is a 1971 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series. The first film in this successful new direction for the studio, it was directed by Shōgorō Nishimura and starred Kazuko Shirakawa.-Synopsis:...
(1971). Independent pink film studios began making their own "Apartment Wife" films, and in the 1990s, Toshiki Satō
Toshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
became closely associated with the genre, marking the films with his style and making the series his own. Besides Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion, other "Apartment Wife" films by Satō include Apartment Wife: Midday Adultery (1997), New Apartment Wife: Adultery is the Taste of Honey (Only for Tonight) (1999), and Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door
Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door
aka is a 2001 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiki Satō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Shinji Imaoka was awarded Best Screenplay and actress Mao Nakagawa was chosen Best New Actress for their work on this film....
(2000).
In 2000, with the leadership of director Mitsuru Meike
Mitsuru Meike
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:...
, the pink film community organized a showcase to feature their films. Planned to be a yearly event, the competition was called the P-1 Grand-Prix. Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion was the winner of the first of these events.
Availability
Apartment Wife: Adulterous Passion was released theatrically on January 28, 2000. It was released on DVD in Japan on October 25, 2002, both as a single release and as part of a box-set, volume 1, of the works of director Toshiki SatoToshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
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