MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Housewife's Afternoon Delight

Housewife's Afternoon Delight

2010 · 70 min

A quiet, slow study of loneliness and desire, more melancholy than erotic, with a measured, intimate pace.

Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sakiko Takao, Masaki Miura, Masashi Endô
Overview
Sayaka is a sexually frustrated housewife whose husband rarely talks and is always busy with work. But she soon finds an antidote to her loneliness and boredom in the form of a door-to-door salesman in this erotic drama.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sakiko Takao, Masaki Miura, Masashi Endô
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • isolation
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like Housewife's Afternoon Delight

Movie

Rita

2024

A quiet, intimate drama that simmers with unspoken tension, exploring desire and distance with a melancholic, sensual touch.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about isolation and sexuality

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details
RitaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Ottonojyosito Hitozumano Kankei

2019

A quiet, lonely drama of marital distance and forbidden desire, told through restrained, intimate scenes that linger on unspoken longing.

Slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
79 min
Details
Ottonojyosito Hitozumano KankeiHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Check-In

2026

A slow-burning, intimate drama that simmers with quiet tension and desire in a confined, downbeat setting.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about isolation and betrayal

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Details
Check-InHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Tokyo Noir

2004

A quiet, intimate drama that lingers on lonely lives and tentative connections, asking for patient attention.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
127 min
Details
Tokyo NoirHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Entre sábanas

2008

A slow, intimate two-hander that lingers in a single room, trading plot for the charged, uneasy dance of two strangers testing each other.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about loneliness and identity

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • loneliness
  • identity
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
easy-watch
Details
Entre sábanasHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Japanese Mom

2017

A slow, soft-focus melodrama of loneliness and forbidden desire, more melancholy than erotic.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
background
Runtime
91 min
Details
Japanese MomHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Taste

2014

A slow, soft-focus drama about loneliness and desire, offering gentle voyeuristic pleasure without much urgency.

Melancholic, romantic · about isolation and betrayal

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
96 min
Details
TasteHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Mom's Friend

2015

A slow, low-key drama that trades on awkward attraction and domestic unease, more quietly uncomfortable than steamy.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about loneliness and identity

Via
  • melancholic
  • loneliness
  • identity
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
91 min
Details
Mom's FriendHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Wet Woman in the Wind

2016

A slow, uneasy push-pull of desire and retreat, watching two people circle each other in rural quiet with a dark, erotic charge.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
77 min
Details
Wet Woman in the WindHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Mermelada

2011

A quiet, lonely drift through everyday routine, where inner fantasy offers the only color against a muted, solitary life.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
22 min
Details
MermeladaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Meeting in Secret

2014

A quiet, slow-burn drama that draws you into the subtle loneliness and tentative connection of its characters.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about loneliness and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • loneliness
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
63 min
Details
Meeting in SecretHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Daughter-in-law Who Cheated On Her Father-in-law

2023

A quiet, tense drama of neglected desire and domestic betrayal, unfolding slowly with a melancholic, uneasy mood.

Melancholic, slow-burn · about isolation and sexuality

Via
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
75 min
Details
Daughter-in-law Who Cheated On Her Father-in-lawHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Written by
Kota Yamada
Starring
Sakiko Takao, Masaki Miura, Masashi Endô, Kiriko Shimizu, Kazuko Shirakawa
Cinematography
Kiyoshi Itô
Runtime
70 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

TMDBIMDb

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.