Wet Weekend
Wet Weekend is a 1979 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Kichitaro Negishi and starring Junko Miyashita.
Synopsis
Miyashita plays an office clerk who is having an affair with her married boss. Since he refuses to leave his wife, Miyashita and another couple plan to kidnap his daughter to collect a ransom.Cast
- Junko Miyashita as Shimako Maruyama
- Aoi Nakajima as Noriko Goto
- Junichiro Yamashita as Junichiro Goto
- Ako as Tokiko Kazama
Background
The Weisser's, in their book Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, remark that many critics saw similarities between this work and Akira Kurosawa's 1960 film The Bad Sleep Well.Awards and nominations
4th Hochi Film Award Won: Best Actress - Junko Miyashita1st Yokohama Film Festival Won: Best Supporting Actress - Ako
- 9th Best Film