A mahjong debt, a bewitching stranger, and a yakuza ghost. Love was never this complicated.
A young man, Keiji, loses at mahjong and has to work at a snack bar to pay off his debt. There he meets Yoko, a woman with a bewitching atmosphere, and falls in love with her at first sight. However, Yoko has a missing yakuza husband and she is forced to work in his place.
Acting
Nanaumi's mysterious, smoldering presence carries the entire film.
Production
Snack bar intimacy makes cheap sets feel authentically cramped.
Director
Hitoshi Ishikawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Love & Eros' collection, this represents 2010s Japanese direct-to-video erotic cinema's fascination with yakuza-adjacent romance.
Nana Nanaumi was primarily known for adult video work; this mainstream-adjacent role was a deliberate career pivot attempt.
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