Shingo Mukai

Set over a 10 year time period, "Cuffs" stars Nikki Sasaki as a woman who loses her virginity at 18 during a one-off sexual encounter and then meets the man again five years later. They have sex and part only to meet up yet again five years later still... (HKFlix.com)

Yuji and Akiko are newlyweds. Yuji dreams of being a movie star. He lands the lead role in a Pink Eiga soft-core sex film. The director requires him to have sex with the actress. Akiko goes to her high school reunion and is raped by a drunken guy, and then hooks up with her ex-high school love. A dark and comedic look at contemporary relationships and the pitfalls of married life. The story was written by Locarno International Film Festival, Golden Leopard Prize Winner, Masahiro Kobayashi. (Pink Eiga)