Name: Vixen
Released: 1970
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Cast: Ruriko Asaoka, Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida, Eiko Azusa, Takao Ito

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

Jotai

Release Date

Jan 1970

Premiere Information

Los Angeles showing: May 1970

Production Company

Daiei Motion Picture Co.

Country

Japan

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 35m

Synopsis

Michi demands 2 million yen from Nobuyuki Ishido in exchange for silence about his son's alleged rape of her. Ishido pays her the full amount, despite the insistence of his wife, Akie, that he pay only 1 million yen. Michi develops an obsession with Ishido and pursues him until he gives in and begins an affair with her, disgracing himself to the point that he is only momentarily angered when Michi tells Akie of the affair. Ishido becomes jealous of Goro, a young painter who occasionally sleeps with Michi and accepts money from her. Goro tells Ishido that for 5 million yen he will leave Michi alone, but he keeps visiting her even after Ishido pays him. Ishido accidentally kills Goro, and after being acquitted of criminal charges, he buys Michi a bar and begins a new life with her. Michi, however, becomes attracted to Akizuki, an engineer who is engaged to Ishido's sister. Despite Ishido's pleas, Michi goes out driving with Akizuki. She intentionally wrecks the car, seriously injuring Akizuki, and she discovers that she is excited by the idea of the engineer's death. Ishido begs Michi to be faithful, but she is sexually insatiable, and he finally decides to leave her. After his departure, Michi falls asleep in her bath and dies, overcome by leaking gas.