Be Extremely Numb

Be Extremely Numb (1973)

谷ナオミ しびれる

JP Drama

A sensual drama depicting the sad end of a fateful love story between a traumatized woman who is unable to love the opposite sex. Naomi Tani, who gained popularity as the "Queen of SM," teams up with director Kinya Ogawa, a big name in pink movies, to passionately portray the wavering love of a man-hating chef. Oku (Naomi Tani), who runs a sushi restaurant, is admired by many of the regulars for her bewitching appearance and skillful chef, but due to abuse from her late father, she has lost faith in men and is drowning in lust with Kazue. Oku witnesses Kazue having a relationship with a man, and is shocked when she meets the mysterious chef Shinkichi (Shohei Yamamoto).

Cast

Naomi Tani
Naomi Tani

Oku

Hiroko Fuji
Hiroko Fuji

Oku's mother Otsaku

Yuka Morimura

Kazue

Kenji Miyase

Newspaper reporter Sen-sa

Hiroshi Imaizumi

President Konno

Shōhei Yamamoto
Shōhei Yamamoto

Kumabe's companion

Yukari Oku
Shizue Nara
Maki Murasame
Masumi Yamatani

Maid Kimi

Sakae Nitta
Sakae Nitta

Yuji Ishizuka

Jun Ogawa

Sosuke

Ken Miyake
Sugi Kozo

Thug

Kaisuke Minegishi

Kumabe

Gen Sugita
Sanjuro Kusayama
Ken Nogi

Thug

Yahachi Shinbaya

Substitute chef

Michito Suzuki