Lucky Widow Can't Wait Until Night

1994

55min

An erotic drama depicting the struggles of a widow who brings good fortune, devoted to her late husband and putting all her energy into everything she does. Set in the sex industry, where people with their own problems gather, this heartwarming film depicts men and women who do not lose hope but live their lives to the fullest, even when they are tormented by the pain of loss. Seiko (Ogawa Mami), whose husband, a truck driver, died in an accident, works as a phone club hostess for her childhood friend Takimoto (Yamamoto Ryuji), a company that deals with all things sexual. She frequently clashes with Manda (Jimmy Tsuchida), who works at a rival company, but when she learns that Manda has also lost his wife in an accident, she feels a sense of kinship with him.