HET-529 - The Gambler's Woman at the Velodrome

A human-interest sex drama set at a velodrome, directed by the visionary Gunji Kawasaki. After retiring, the protagonist, Ryokichi Nogami, opens a small diner called 'Daikokuya' on the banks of the Tama River in Tokyo, but having lost his beloved wife, he now lives a lonely, solitary life. Meanwhile, Kenzo Yamada, a lackluster middle-aged man who runs a nearby boat rental shop and loves bicycle racing, indulges in broad-daylight outdoor sex with his young part-timer, Mamiko (Yuki Takizawa), on a boat. One day, after Kenzo invites Chiemi (Chinami Sakai/Shiki), an older woman who lost all her money at the track, back to his place for a romp, he introduces her to Ryokichi’s diner as a place to work. When Chiemi makes a move on him at the diner that night, Ryokichi is overjoyed—acting like a schoolboy at the sensation of a woman's body after so long. Chinami, a veteran regular in Kawasaki's films, plays the free-spirited 'drifter' with plenty of charm.