Original Sin (1992)

Original title

死んでもいい

Directed by

Takashi Ishii

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman married to a real estate agent begins an affair with a 22 year old man. The story focuses on the emotional consequences in the aftermath of Japan's economic bubble.

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What happens

Original Sin (Japanese: 死んでもいい, Hepburn: Shinde mo ii) is a 1992 film directed by Takashi Ishii. Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film's plot is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22-year-old man. The theme of the film is "a feature exploring the emotional aftermath of Japan’s bubble economy." The main cast members are Shinobu Otake (Nami Tsuchiya, the wife), Masatoshi Nagase (Makoto Hirano, the young man) and Hideo Murota (Hideki Tsuchiya, the husband). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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