
Nozomi, a cosmetics saleswoman, arrives at a client's house only to find the wife away on a trip and the husband home alone. She returns the next day to pitch men's grooming products. When the husband strips down to his underwear for a 'body oil demonstration,' Nozomi is caught off guard. Determined to close the deal, she finds herself massaging his nearly naked body.
4 stars, but only if you're a Nozomi Ichinohe fan. If it were any other actress, I'd probably dock 2 stars for the quality of the work.
I think Ichinohe-san is a stunningly beautiful and talented actress. However, the production quality is a bit lacking. The premise of taking a bath with a visiting beautician is just too much of a stretch. Personally, I enjoyed the hand massage scene.
I think the biggest theme of 'The Extraordinary' is the eroticism of the moment you switch from a mundane, everyday situation into 'H-mode'โthat transition from the ordinary to the extraordinary, and the tension when both states overlap. In this film, the way she realizes she's being touched while getting a massage but doesn't run away, instead sinking deeper into it; the scene where the harassment continues while hiding behind a sofa; and the moment in the bath where a slip causes a knee to hit her crotch, triggering that 'jolt' into H-modeโit's a scene I can watch over and over. It's a work for those who enjoy a good fantasy.
Beautiful legs and glossy pantyhoseโmy expectations were high, but... in the end, there were no erotic scenes featuring the glossy stockings, and the sex was done in a swimsuit. Very disappointing.
This applies to the whole series, but I can't tell if it's supposed to be a pantyhose fetish thing or not... I mean, a swimsuit during the main sex scene? Seriously? I want to see sex with the pantyhose on!! Especially when you've got Nozomi Ichinohe.