
Blu-ray release: ‘Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon’
By Phil Mills | Nov 4, 2024
88 Films are bringing the 1971 Japanese erotic drama ‘Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon’ (団地妻 昼下りの情事) to UK Blu-ray on November 25, 2024.
Directed by Shogoro Nishimura, the film revolves around a working-class housewife who is sexually unsatisfied by her husband and seeks fulfilment through extramarital relationships. The cast includes Kazuko Shirakawa, Tatsuya Hamaguchi, Makiko Tsunoda, Soichiro Maeno, and Yoko Mita.
Synopsis: Ritsuko (Kazuko Shirakawa) is a working-class housewife who is sexually unsatisfied by her husband. She decides to seek fulfilment through extramarital relationships. When her affairs are discovered by a female brothel owner, she blackmails Ritsuko into working in her stable of prostitutes.
Features:
• High Definition Blu-ray presentation in 2.35:1 aspect ratio
• Original Mono 2.0 Audio with new English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Irene Gonzalez-Lopez
• An Introduction To Roman Porno: Mio Hatokai On ‘Apartment Wife: Affair In The Afternoon’
• Stills Gallery
• Trailer
• Original and new artwork by Silver Ferox
• Obi strip and collector’s booklet
• Region: B
‘Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.
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