True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear!

True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear!

True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear!

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True Story of a Woman in Soapland: Tear!

1987

1h 4m

3.7(3 votes)

Romance

Overview

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.

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Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

Shinobu Wakana

Keiko Shikura

Shinobu Wakana

Acting

Miki Higuchi

Kazumi Kojima

Miki Higuchi

Acting

夕崎碧

Mizue Kikuta

夕崎碧

Acting

Kazuo Ôtani

Shigeru Kikuta

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Masayoshi Takigawa

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