Marina MatumotoVisiting his widowed aunt in the mountains months after his uncle's death, a young man finds her lonely and eager for companionship. Marina Matsumoto delivers a final, emotionally charged performance in this long-running series.
A journey between Ms. Matsumoto and her nephew. The whole film is quite intense. Ms. Matsumoto's instinctive, deep kissing is truly memorable. It feels like there are fewer actresses these days who can pull off such passionate kissing scenes.
*It's a terrible story to get the title wrong in the final chapter, but the setting is quite elaborate, with the sister-in-law, a current celebrity, coming incognito to visit her husband's grave. It's also a setting where you know from the beginning that he'll leave in the end. On the one hand, there is a woman who is lonely after losing her husband, but is thrust into the limelight as a celebrity in the city; on the other hand, there is a brother-in-law who continues to guard the grave alone in his hometown where no one in his family is left. Sex, where lonely people seek each other out to fill the gaps in their hearts, is full of emotion with a perfect sense of closeness and togetherness. It's a shame that there's no creampie, but since it's set up with a celebrity, I guess it can't be helped. As a drama, it is quite complete. The ending, in which they are reunited even as they part ways, has a redeeming quality and is appropriate for the final episode. No matter how you look at it, the typo in the title is terrible, so I'll deduct one star, but the drama itself isn't at fault.
The way this actress reacts is incredible. She's playing a sister-in-law rather than an aunt, but that doesn't really matter. Regardless, it's super sexy.
It was billed as the final volume of the Tabiji series, but didn't they make a major mistake? Unless my ears are deceiving me, she's a sister-in-law, not an aunt. What's the truth? The chemistry between the actor, who excels at intense play, and the beastly Marina-san is top-tier as expected. Couldn't they keep the Tabiji series going? I hope the studio considers it.
