The Second Love

The Second Love (1983)

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Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult. Kazumi's younger and more inexperienced husband Hideo is continually suspicious of her fidelity.

Date of release
1983-04-08
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Yōichi Higashi

Casting

Interesting facts

The Second Love is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi and co-written by Higashi with Akiko Tanaka. It tells the story of a remarried artist who discovers a corpse in her kitchen. The film stars Reiko Ohara in the lead role, in addition to Kaoru Kobayashi, Miyoko Akaza, Kenzō Kawarasaki and Michiko Araki. Michi Tanaka composed the film's score. The Second Love was theatrically released by Toei Company on April 8, 1983, in Japan.

Production

The film was made for ¥200 million, a significantly higher budget than Higashi's previous films. From that amount, Higashi was paid ¥5 million for his work.

Filming began on February 9, 1983. The film was shot on location in Kyoto and Tokyo. The Second Love marked the feature film debut of actor Tokuma Nishioka.

At the time of production, The Second Love was Reiko Ohara's first film in five years. The film was initially titled Mature Woman, but Ohara refused to sign on until the title was changed. Higashi considered the alternate title Married Life before settling on The Second Love.

Ohara performed her first sex scenes in the film, which caused a dispute between her and Toei and made headlines in Japanese media. She had agreed to star in the production because it was a "women's film" directed by Higashi. Though the script contained sex scenes, Higashi agreed to Ohara's request to not show her breasts in the film. However, Toei's producers hoped that Higashi could convince her to perform nude once she arrived on set.

Ohara reportedly did not tell her husband at the time, Shinichi Mori, that the film included sex scenes. When this was reported in the media, Mori publicly expressed disapproval.

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