Wet Weekend Explained

Wet Weekend
Native Name:	Kanji: 濡れた週末 Revhep: Nureta Shumatsu
Director:	Kichitaro Negishi
Starring:	Junko Miyashita Ako
Studio:	Nikkatsu
Runtime:	71 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1979 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Kichitaro Negishi and starring Junko Miyashita.

Synopsis

Miyashita plays an office clerk who is having an affair with her married boss. Since he refuses to leave his wife, Miyashita and another couple plan to kidnap his daughter to collect a ransom.^[1]

Cast

• Junko Miyashita as Shimako Maruyama
• Aoi Nakajima as Noriko Goto
• Junichiro Yamashita as Junichiro Goto
• Ako as Tokiko Kazama

Background

The Weisser's, in their book Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, remark that many critics saw similarities between this work and Akira Kurosawa's 1960 film The Bad Sleep Well.^[1]

Awards and nominations

4th Hochi Film Award^[2]

• Won: Best Actress - Junko Miyashita

1st Yokohama Film Festival^[3]

• Won: Best Supporting Actress - Ako
• 9th Best Film^[4]

External links

• • Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1979/dc002750.htm. ja:濡れた週末. JMDB. Japanese.

Notes and References

1. Book: Weisser, Thomas. Yuko Mihara Weisser . Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. limited. 1998. Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. Miami. 1-889288-52-7. 498–499.
2. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1979/ . ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー . 2010-01-18. Japanese. Cinema Hochi.
3. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/01-1979/01_1979_shou.html . ja:第1回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９７９年日本映画個人賞. 2010-01-18. Japanese . Yokohama Film Festival.
4. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/01-1979/01_1979_best10.html . ja:１９７９年度日本映画ベストテン. 2010-01-18. Japanese . Yokohama Film Festival.