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Iro zange (1983)

A river crossing is blocked and various traveling couples are stranded at an inn. Everybody has their secrets and the police are looking for a suspect in their midst.

Directed byShōgorō Nishimura

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  1. 01

    Lusty Wife: Temptation of Flesh

    Same director

    1976 · 72 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    One day a sexually frustrated wife is led to a gypsy fortune teller. But when the gypsy reads the tarot cards the wife is told that she must have a man soon or she will die. Not believing this the wife leaves but is soon confronted with several near death experiences that lead her to strange and disturbing erotic encounters.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  2. 02

    Sexy doll: Abe Sada sansei

    Strong story similarity

    1983 · 62 min · Drama

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    The film depicts the daughter of a concubine of a political and business mastermind who is involved in a corruption scandal, and a woman who controls a prostitution ring.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • substantial genre overlap
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  3. 03

    Nozoki

    Shared cast

    1983 · 69 min · Comedy · Drama

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    An old married couple with bedroom problems become upset over the sexual antics of their daughter and a visiting randy couple. But then the part-time lovers of the couple show up and complications ensue.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • a principal cast member
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  4. 04

    Kawai Naho: Kaikan

    Strong story similarity

    1988 · 61 min · Drama

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    A virgin daughter is caught in a humiliating trap set by her housekeeper and learns to be cruel and lewd.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • substantial genre overlap
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  7. 07

    Jitsuroku: Chikan kyôshi

    Strong story similarity

    1983 · 65 min · Drama

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    Shirasaki is a physical education teacher who is also popular with female students. However, Shirasaki also had worries that he could not tell anyone about. It was his fiancé Kuniko's cleanliness. Still, Shirasaki tries not to disappoint her expectations for him. Even when Yuki, a female student who has a crush on Shirasaki, suddenly approaches Shirasaki in an attempt to attract his attention, he never crosses the line. However, one night, as he walks in the same direction as a woman who got off the bus, he is mistaken for another man and Shirasaki's life begins to take a turn for the worse.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • substantial genre overlap
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  9. 09

    Kurutta seiyoku-sha: Shufu o osou!

    Strong story similarity

    1979 · 63 min · Drama

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    A man was sentenced to prison for rape. After he was released on parole he had a difficult time finding work. He tried to resist the sexual urges that put him away but his inner beast keeps resurfacing with brutal results. Then one day on his way to another interview he meets a married woman.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • substantial genre overlap
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  10. 10

    Grapefruit no yôna onna: Sei ran no hibi

    Strong story similarity

    1981 · 61 min · Drama

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    A stylist and jazz lover meets a jazz musician who plays exceptionally well at a live music venue, and they fall in love. For the woman, love means intensely desiring the other person to the point of suffocation every single second, and that's how they truly love each other. Then the man receives an offer for a long-term performance in New York. For a jazz musician, a New York performance is a dream. The man leaves. At first, the woman is almost driven mad by loneliness, but eventually she starts to try to distract herself from that loneliness with other men. It is then that she realizes she is pregnant with the man's child…

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: pink film and softcore
    • substantial genre overlap
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