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37% Critic Match
True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear!
3.7 / 10• 1987• 1h 4m•NR• Japanese
Romance
Storyline
Sex worker Hasekura (Shinobu Wakana) is visited by old classmate and current lanky art teacher Kikuta (Kazuo Ôtani) when his wife ditches him over his constant philandering. Soon he's juggling his new fondness for soapy sex with his mistress and his now-pregnant wife, a situation that becomes more complicated by the minute as marital obligations and unrestrained kinks collide.
Cast & Crew
Shinobu Wakana
Keiko Shikura
Lead
Miki Higuchi
Kazumi Kojima
Midori Yūzaki
Mizue Kikuta
KÔ
Kazuo Ôtani
Shigeru Kikuta
MT
Masayoshi Takigawa
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What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Kodama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
