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Jealousy Game

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Country
Japan

How it feels

Two couples in their thirties and twenties swap partners for trivial reasons. The film follows their shifting relationships and the emotional fallout from their choices.

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What happens

Jealousy Game (Japanese: ジェラシー・ゲーム, Hepburn: Jerashi Geimu) is a 1982 Japanese Roman Porno road movie directed by Yōichi Higashi, with a screenplay by Akiko Tanaka. It tells the story of two couples, one in their thirties and the other in their twenties, who switch partners for trivial reasons. The film was shot on 35 mm, and stars Reiko Oshida in the lead role, in addition to Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroaki Murakami, Hitomi Takahashi and Shinsho Nakamaru. Ichiro Araki composed the film's score, while its self-titled theme song was performed by Kaoru Ōtake. Jealousy Game was theatrically released by Nikkatsu on August 6, 1982, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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