Titose HaraDespite warnings from her friends to stay away from her neighbor, Kumano, Chitose remains oblivious. Little does she know, Kumano spends every night eavesdropping on her life through the wall, waiting for the perfect moment to make her his own.
It's shot well, so fans of Hara might like it. Did the partner really have to be a creep? The thing that bothered me most was the note at the end saying, 'I guess I'll go back to my parents' house after all.' What does the 'after all' refer to? I don't recall any mention of her going back home at all.
The previous work, '...Pantyhose,' is highly rated, but maybe because of Oshima acting like a veteran, it just dragged on and wasn't interesting. I didn't expect much, but this one, which I rented together, was much better. I don't like the knife-rape scene at the beginning, but the straightforward progression after that is efficient and good. The male actor is gross, but Hara-san, who is sucking him, is truly erotic and beautiful. There are plenty of fellatio scenes featuring Hara-san, whose profile is gorgeous, and that alone is a turn-on. They end up tangled in the nude; since he's a young guy, I was worried it would just be missionary and doggy style, but I was relieved to see a variety of positions and deep kissing. It's time for Oshima and Tabuchi to pass the torch. My only complaints are the knife scene and the lack of 'swallowing' fellatio or cleanup scenes. Hara-san rarely does cleanup fellatio in other works either. I was hoping for a climax where she’s made to hold the semen in her mouth, swallow it, and then kiss. Maybe I'm asking for too much.
Chitose's eroticism really stands out. Because of her husband's incompetence, she becomes prey to her neighbor, slowly remembering her own sexuality. Before she knows it, she's checking to see if her husband is asleep so she can head to the room where the other man is waiting. It's a drama that truly makes a man feel rewarded. She goes from following the man's instructions to moving on her own initiative—entwining, using her tongue, swaying her hips, straddling him, and eventually lying back in a 'do whatever you want' state. She's driven by a desire to satisfy her own lust, swaying and moving her hips more and more. In the end, she doesn't even refuse the internal ejaculation! Absolutely moving.
This is a rare masterpiece. As expected from director Takuo Otani, who directed 'Tabiji', his sense is on another level. I want to tell anyone who doesn't see the value in this not to watch drama-based AVs (lol). There are many errors in the reviews written before mine, so I'd like to correct them. It starts with a typical rape scenario, but later, a deal is struck between the neighbor and the protagonist (played by Chitose Hara), leading to a consensual relationship. However, she only becomes proactive in the final scene; she is by no means a nymphomaniac. Some reviews compare it to 'AnaYuru' and claim it has 'unprotected sex from the start,' but the ejaculation only happens at the end. Personally, this is not a 'watered-down version' of 'AnaYuru.' If anything, it's an antithesis to 'AnaYuru,' which often suffers from plot holes. There are no contradictions in this story. The awkwardness I feel watching 'AnaYuru'—like 'Why is she performing oral sex during a rape?' or 'Why is she on top if she's being forced?'—is completely absent here. If a NEET neighbor attacks a married woman, he would naturally try to finish, and the reasons for accepting the deal or the woman visiting his room at the end are all depicted with perfect logic. This is true reality. Chitose Hara's performance is also excellent. She restrains her dialogue, letting her body language and presence tell the story. Given that the character's name is the same as the actress's, this wasn't just a project cast with an actress; it was clearly written for Chitose Hara from the start. Her performance in the final scene—not vulgar, not aggressive, but restrained as she intertwines her lips and arms—is captivating. The allure of her lowering her camisole straps, and the way she whispers 'it feels good' after finishing in the missionary position, is simply top-tier. It's 1,000 times better than 'AnaYuru,' which tries to look like high art with fancy lighting and camera work but is completely hollow inside.
It's the same story as 'Please Forgive Me'—being raped and humiliated by a neighbor until becoming his sex slave—but compared to that, the structure and script are sloppy. The only difference is that it starts with unprotected sex. It's a piece of trash that makes me wonder why the same company would release this. Simply put, the actress who was in 'Please Forgive Me' doesn't need to be here, and those who haven't been in it should just go film 'Please Forgive Me' instead.
