Adulterous Wife: Dizzy
A sensual drama depicting the changing state of mind of a married woman who reunites with her former affair partner. Director Yuji Tajiri, who has produced many masterpieces, carefully depicts not only the protagonist's struggles with past love, but also the complicated relationship between her husband and his ex-wife. Chiharu (Yumeka Sasaki), who is looking for a job after her husband Ryoji (Kazuhiro Sano) was laid off, returns to her old company after reuniting with Yoshimura (Masataka Matsubara), a senior at the company she used to work for. When Chiharu learns that (Ami Sakura) and Yoshimura are dating, Chiharu, who had an affair with Yoshimura before marriage, is also disturbed.
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VLAFF Shorts in Competition: Program 2
Short Films featured at the 2017 Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. TAILOR (Calí dos Anjos | Brazil) - GUAMÚCHIL SEEDS (Carolina Corral Paredes | Mexico) - TIMELESS (Raúl Zendejas Escandón | Mexico) - GRIEF (Cecilia Cartasegna | Argentina) - MISSING (Carlos Trujano | Mexico) - MOTHER (Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia) - THE FUTURE IS IRREVOCABLE (Silvina Estévez | Argentina) - ROSINHA (Gui Campos | Brazil)