The Japanese Wife Next Door” by Yuraka Ikesime is the most Americanized ‘pink’ film I have reviewed thus far. I mean this is term of its storyline. The female lead, Reiko Yamaguchi, is even berated for been too ‘Americanized’ in her view of sexuality. Perhaps this observation is best left up to the viewer’s individual tastes and ideas. It is by far the least involved plot as far as story complexity and character depth of the other ‘pink’ films I have watched… but those factors aren’t necessarily why we are watching the film anyway. In any case, the story starts with ‘Sakura’ before she becomes the aforementioned wife next door.
We meet Takashi at the workplace where his colleges drag him out for a night of fun at a party. He meets two women, Sakura and Ryoko. Sakura comes across as Continue reading »


