Mantis Mature Woman Strips off Her Undergarment

This is an apartment complex called Yuhigaoka Heights. A board meeting of the neighborhood association was being held in the meeting room. A total of ten people, including chairman Kosuke Shindo, were waiting for vice chairman Chihiro. After her husband disappeared, Chihiro, who was rumored to have had many men, was still enjoying sex while wearing a long undergarment at the athletic director's house. When she's done, she puts on her kimono and heads to the board meeting. Chihiro finally arrived with a clear face, as if nothing had happened. Today's topic is a one-room apartment that is scheduled to be constructed right in front of us. The board of directors adjourns in the opposite direction, and Chihiro, who likes men, listens to Shindo's complaints, but...

Directed by Sachi Hamano, Mantis Mature Woman Strips off Her Undergarment leans on a strong ensemble — Shino Iwashita, Seiji Nakamitsu, Kozue Aoki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1996.