Woman on the Ferry, Live Voyeur

Fu-yan, also known as Fujikawa, runs a business producing underground videos that are secretly sold by electronics store owner Umeda and his wife Makiko. One day, he receives a request from Umeda to make a new video. The lecherous old man Kikuchi wants him to make an underground video with him as the main character. Lured by the high fee, Fu-yan boards a ferry with Makiko's stepdaughter, Megumi. On the ferry, Fu-yan saves a woman named Yumeko who is about to jump into the sea. Having failed in life and about to commit suicide, Fu-yan takes Yumeko to Kikuchi in order to make her the queen of underground videos. Filming begins according to the script written by Kikuchi, and with Fu-yan's calming, Yumeko completes the film to the end. Before long, a good relationship develops between Fu-yan and Yumeko, but...

Directed by Tarō Araki, Woman on the Ferry, Live Voyeur leans on a strong ensemble — Mao Nakagawa, Moe Sakura, Motoko Sasaki — 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 comedy titles of 2001.