is a 1999

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film directed by

Akihiko Shiota (born 11 September 1961, Maizuru, Kyoto) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Shiota attended Rikkyo University, where he was in a film club with other students such as Makoto Shinozaki and Shinji Aoyama and began making 8mm f ...

and based on the

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''Gekko no sasayaki'' by Masahiko Kikuni.

Plot

A boy (Takuya) meets a girl (Satsuki), both 17 years of age, and they fall in love. When she discovers his

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Satsuki brands Takuya ''

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'' (pervert) and leaves him, only to be drawn back by the power his fetishes give her over him. She has him watch as she had sex with another man, then asks him to lick her body.

Cast

Kenji Mizuhashi is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1997. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1975 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male ...

as Takuya Hidaka * Tsugumi as Satsuki Kitahara * Kōta Kusano as Tadashi Uematsu * Harumi Inoue as Shizuka Kitahara * Yoshiki Sekino as Maruken

Reception

The film has received mixed reviews, scoring 57 out of 100 on the review aggregator site

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Awards

* 1999: Special Jury Prize at the 10th

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* 1999:

Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award The is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, docu ...

* 1999: Hochi Film Award (Best New Director for Akihiko Shiota) * 1999: Locarno International Film Festival, Golden Leopard (Nomination for Akihiko Shiota) * 2000: Japanese Professional Movie Award ** Tsugumi (Best New Actress) ** Akihiko Shiota (Best New Director) * 2000: Mainichi Film Concours, Sponichi Grand Prize (New Talent Award for Akihiko Shiota) *

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, Festival Prize ** Best New Director Akihiko Shiota ** Best New Talent Tsugumi

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