Film

Love and Duty

1997 · 1h 48m · Drama

Two married couples struggle to cope with their sex lives. Kenji and Misaki, a seemingly happy married couple, lead a sexless life. Misaki, whose numerous seductions have been turned down by her husband Kenji, longs for a way to solve their sexless marriage. On the other hand, Shoko, a career oriented woman, is annoyed by the constant sexual attention she receives from her husband Yoshihiko, who believes fulfilling Shoko’s sexual needs is the greatest expression of love. When a chance meeting brings Kenji and Shoko together in a passionate affair, they suddenly find themselves re-examining their lives and struggling to understand what is truly important.

Hiroshi Tachi

Kenji Okura

Misa Shimizu

Shoko Takeda

Tetta Sugimoto

Yoshihiko Takeda

Reiko Takashima

Misaki Okura

Eri Watanabe

Rieko Matsuda

Kei Tani

Saeki

Yuki Kazamatsuri

• Haruo IchikuraDirector
• Yo TakeyamaScreenplay
• Kazuya HamanaProducer
• Yoshihiro KojimaProducer
• Jun'ichi ShindôProducer
• Seizō SengenDirector of Photography
• Yuji OhnoOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 15, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama