So Soft, So Cunning

For most of the duration, this Nikkatsu pinku eiga plays out like a romantic family drama with a somewhat conservative moral standpoint - rather boring and generic as a matter of fact. Man, his estranged wife, his new carefree teenage girlfriend, his dying father, his adorable son - all stock characters acting out a commonplace story of dilemma. There are definitely clever little details in the story that may keep the audience engaged till it reaches a peculiar climax, one which I personally appreciated. A lot of pinku films have surprisingly good actors playing side character roles. This film is not an exception.