Be Extremely Numb (1978)

  • R18+
  • 07/01/1978 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 3m

Overview

A sensual drama depicting the sad end of a fateful love story between a traumatized woman who is unable to love the opposite sex. Naomi Tani, who gained popularity as the "Queen of SM," teams up with director Kinya Ogawa, a big name in pink movies, to passionately portray the wavering love of a man-hating chef. Oku (Naomi Tani), who runs a sushi restaurant, is admired by many of the regulars for her bewitching appearance and skillful chef, but due to abuse from her late father, she has lost faith in men and is drowning in lust with Kazue. Oku witnesses Kazue having a relationship with a man, and is shocked when she meets the mysterious chef Shinkichi (Shohei Yamamoto).

Jun Totsuka

Screenplay

Akio Kanda

Writer

Kinya Ogawa

Director

Cast

Naomi Tani's headshot

Naomi Tani

Oku
Hiroko Fuji's headshot

Hiroko Fuji

Oku's mother Otsaku
Yuka Morimura's headshot

Yuka Morimura

Kazue
Jun Ogawa's headshot

Jun Ogawa

Kenji Miyase's headshot

Kenji Miyase

Newspaper reporter Sen-sa
Hiroshi Imaizumi's headshot

Hiroshi Imaizumi

President Konno
Shōhei Yamamoto's headshot

Shōhei Yamamoto

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