Mistress Manon

Yoichi Sai
Setuko Karasuma, Masahiko Tsugawa, Koichi Satou, Ichiro Araki, Hiroko Isayama, Takeshi Kitano
1981
Japan
Completed
Japanese
107 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asマノン,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At1981Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating0.0(For reference only)。
Mitsuko (Setuko Karasuma), a research student at a theater troupe, always has the scent of love around her. Working in a bunny girl bar, Mitsuko meets Takizawa (Masahiko Tsugawa), who runs a loan business, and spends a night together. Mitsuko has a yakuza brother named Shinobu (Takeshi Kitano). When Shinobu learns about Mitsuko’s relationship with Takizawa, he aims to exploit it for money. Takizawa heads to Matsumoto for the funeral of a friend who died suddenly, and Mitsuko accompanies him. Left alone during the funeral, Mitsuko wanders the city at night. There, she meets a young man named Shin (Koichi Satou) who works part-time at a construction site, and they spend a night together on a department store rooftop.
Attracted to Mitsuko, Shin follows her to Tokyo on the same express train.
One day, Mitsuko’s friend Hikiko (Hiroko Isayama) tells her, "Manon, Manon Lescaut..." Wandering aimlessly through the night city, Shin steals money from a supermarket register and rushes to Takizawa’s company. Takizawa feels a strange kinship with the reckless Shin...
Directed by Yoichi Sai, known for his films that focus on "women's independence," such as "The Third," which won numerous Japanese film awards, "No More Chin on the Hands," "Shiki: Natsuko," "Love Letter," "The Rape," and "Bayshore Highway," 'Manon' is considered his masterpiece.
However, after its release by Toho-Towa in 1981, its limited screenings due to being an independent film led it to be regarded as the only elusive work of Director Sai among fans.