is a 1998

1998 in film

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 Japan

Japan

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ese Pink film directed by Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

. It was chosen as Best Film of the year 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.

Synopsis

A horror story about a man who is attracted to the younger of two sisters who have moved into the apartment next to his. After he is seduced by the older sister, he develops an omnivorous sexual appetite.

Cast

• Yumi Yoshiyuki
  Yumi Yoshiyuki
  is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's...
  
  : Tsukiko
• Kanae Mizuhara: Mayako
• Reina Azuma (東麗菜): Hisami
• Kyōsuke Sasaki: Kazuhiko
• Kazuhiro Sano
  Kazuhiro Sano
  is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...
  
  : Hasegawa

Critical reception

At the 1998 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....

, Twilight Dinner was selected as best pink film of the year. The film also won awards for Best Director (Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

), Best Screenplay (Kyōko Godai), and Best New Actress (Kanae Mizuhara).

Availability

The international English release title for the film comes from the director's original title, . It was released on video in Japan as , and again on December 13, 2002 as .

English

• Twilight Dinner at the PinkEiga.com