Seventeen year old female high school student Sadako Hashimoto is a lonely and bullied child. The homeroom teacher, Miyamoto, nagged and preached to the truant Satoko, sparking a desire. Satoko has aspirations for the female teacher Nanshunko, who has a relationship with Miyamoto. Unhealthy classmates Fumio and Meizhi discovered the photo of Shunko posted on Satoko's notebook, bullying her as a "pervert of Lace".
Acting
Mochizuki's dead-eyed longing that somehow breaks your heart.
Direction
Suzuki walks the tightrope between exploitation and genuine melancholy.

Director
Junichi Suzuki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink films of this era often used high school settings to skirt censorship while exploring taboo desires—this one actually tries to say something about class and gender power.
Director Junichi Suzuki later became known for completely unrelated family comedies, making this early work feel like a stranger's fever dream.
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