Wet Weekend (Japanese: 濡れた週末, Hepburn: Nureta Shumatsu) is a 1979 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Kichitaro Negishi and starring Junko Miyashita.
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Synopsis
Miyashita plays an office clerk who is having an affair with her married boss. Since he refuses to leave his wife, Miyashita and another couple plan to kidnap his daughter to collect a ransom.
Cast
Junko Miyashita as Shimako Maruyama
Aoi Nakajima (中島葵) as Noriko Goto
Junichiro Yamashita (山下洵一郎) as Junichiro Goto
Ako as Tokiko Kazama
Background
The Weisser's, in their book Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, remark that many critics saw similarities between this work and Akira Kurosawa's 1960 film The Bad Sleep Well.
Awards and nominations
4th Hochi Film Award
Won: Best Actress - Junko Miyashita
1st Yokohama Film Festival
Won: Best Supporting Actress - Ako
9th Best Film