Saishin soap technique: Nettori go-hôshi

1995 · 60 min

Akiko had come to Tokyo practically as a runaway. Her best friend, Yoshikawa Miho, was supposed to be working in a department store after graduating from junior college. However, she was working in a soapland (a type of brothel). Miho didn't want to go back to the countryside and had lied to her parents, telling them she was working as an office lady. After hearing Akiko's story, Akiko decided to look after her until she settled down…

Director: Kinya Ogawa
Writer: Kinya Ogawa
Released: October 3, 1995
Language: Japanese

Cast

Yumi Hayakawa
Akiko Kubota
Rei Tsukasa
Miho Yoshikawa
Akira Kazama
Tomoko
Seiji Nakamitsu
Akiko's common-law husband
Hajime Mao
Yoichi Yoshida
Kinichi Kusumi
Ichiro Naruse
Kazuhiko Aoki
Yamakiyo
Kenichi Kôbe
Bad customer
Kinya Ogawa
Sugiura (regular customer)
Yoshiyuki Hayashida
Shigeo Manba
Waiting room customer

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