Wet Woman in the Wind

Wet Woman in the Wind
Film poster
Japanese風に濡れた女
Directed byAkihiko Shiota
Written byAkihiko Shiota
Produced by
  • Keizo Yuri
  • Naoko Komuro
  • Tadashi Tanaka
Starring
CinematographyHidetoshi Shinomiya
Edited byTakashi Sato
Music byShunsuke Kida
Production
company
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • 17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) (Japan)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Wet Woman in the Wind (風に濡れた女, Kaze ni nureta onna) is a 2016 Japanese pornographic drama film written and directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Tasuku Nagaoka and Yuki Mamiya. It was released on 17 December 2016.[1][2]

Plot

Dissipated Tokyo playwright, Kosuke has retreated to the countryside after deciding that he’s done with women, but the indefatigable cat-in-heat Shiori has other ideas, clinging to Kosuke like his shadow.

Cast

  • Tasuku Nagaoka as Kosuke Takasuke
  • Yuki Mamiya as Shiori
  • Ryushin Tei as Kubouchi
  • Michiko Suzuki as Kyoko
  • Hitomi Nakatani as Yuko
  • Takahiro Katou as Yuzawa[1]

Production

In 2016, the films was announced by Nikkatsu as part of Roman Porno Reboot Project.[3][4]

Release

The film was screened at the 69th Locarno Film Festival, 21st Busan International Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival.[5][6][7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rated the film 3/5 stars.[8] James Marsh of South China Morning Post rated the film four out of five stars.[9]

The film was reviewed by Jonathan Romney for Screen Daily,[10] Neil Young for The Hollywood Reporter[11] and Glenn Kenny for The New York Times.[12]

Accolades

Date Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
2017 Japanese Professional Movie Awards Emerging Actress Yuki Mamiya Won [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "風に濡れた女の作品情報・あらすじ・キャスト - ぴあ映画". ぴあエンタメ情報 (in Japanese). April 24, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "ロマンポルノ「風に濡れた女」は獣!?間宮夕貴、塩田明彦、永岡佑が漢字で例える". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "FilMart: Nikkatsu Reinvents 'Roman Porno'". March 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "TIFFCOM: Nikkatsu's 'Roman Porno' Package Finds Reboot Success". October 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "性慾高漲女VS.遠離魚水之歡男！「肉慾與意志激烈交戰」 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "BIFF Preview: Midnight Passion". October 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Hale, Mike (June 28, 2017). "Drama, Humor and a Sex Scene Every 15 Minutes". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Review: Wet Woman in the Wind". Slant Magazine. November 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Film review: Wet Woman in the Wind pays homage to porn classic". December 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "'Wet Woman in the Wind': Locarno Review".
  11. ^ "'Wet Woman in the Wind' ('Kaze ni nureta onna'): Locarno Review". The Hollywood Reporter. August 8, 2016.
  12. ^ Kenny, Glenn (November 16, 2017). "Review: 'Wet Woman in the Wind' is a Queasy Sex Romp (Published 2017)". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "主演男優賞・菅田将暉ほか日プロ大賞授賞式へ". Oricon News (in Japanese). March 24, 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.