Married Women Who Want a Taste
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is a 2003
Japan
ese pink film directed by Hideo Jōjō. It won the Bronze Prize at the Pink Grand Prix
ceremony.
for his work. Lead actress Kaori had studied classical ballet in Paris. After returning to Japan she modeled and appeared in short films. Married Women Who Want a Taste was her debut role for Xces.
. Katsumasa Shirato was also awarded the Best Actor, 2nd place award for his performance.
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
Japan
Japan
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ese pink film directed by Hideo Jōjō. It won the Bronze 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.
Cast
- Kaori: Machiko Michikawa
- Ruri Tachibana (橋瑠璃): Yoshiko
- Asami Sakura (佐倉麻美): Yumiko
- Katsumasa Shirato (白土勝功): Hitoshi Yunoki
- Ken'ichi Tajima (田嶋謙一): Haruki Michikawa
- Samon Sakeyama (サーモン鮭山): Mitsuo
- Daisuke Iijima (飯島大介): Doctor
Synopsis
The film is in a surreal style. The story involves a young high school teacher who has retired for marriage and seduces one of her former students. She prolongs the relationship by seeing the student whenever her husband leaves for work. Eventually she hides the student in a bedroom closet for more convenient access.Background
Married Women Who Want a Taste was Hideo Jōjō's directorial debut, and he was given the Best New Director award at the Pink Grand PrixPink 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....
for his work. Lead actress Kaori had studied classical ballet in Paris. After returning to Japan she modeled and appeared in short films. Married Women Who Want a Taste was her debut role for Xces.
Critical appraisal
Jasper Sharp calls Married Women Who Want a Taste an exceptional release from Xces, one of the critically lesser-regarded pink film studios. He writes that the chemistry between the two leads helps the film, which, he writes, is "an almost perfect pink film." The Japanese Pink film community also showed their approval of the film by awarding it the Bronze Prize and Best New Director at the Pink Grand PrixPink 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....
. Katsumasa Shirato was also awarded the Best Actor, 2nd place award for his performance.