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Release Year1985
Runtime1h 02m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorHitoshi Ishikawa
WritersMasahiro Yoshimoto
TypeFeature Film
Rating2.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsMidarana nikutai: Seikan jigoku
About Midarana nikutai: Seikan jigoku
Yakumaru is researching an aphrodisiac to cure his impotence. He happens to meet Mitsuko, who also has an impotent husband, and Yakumaru gives Mitsuko the medicine he is researching. The next day, the two meet again to hear the results, but Mitsuko seems strange. Mitsuko, who was frustrated that her husband did not cooperate and did not take her medicine, ended up taking the medicine herself.
Directed by Hitoshi Ishikawa, Midarana nikutai: Seikan jigoku leans on a strong ensemble — Kissei Kumamoto, Yumi Matsuda, Masayoshi Nogami — 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 1985.
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