MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Double Bed

Double Bed

1983 · 102 min

A quiet, uneasy drama of tangled affairs that simmers with unspoken tension and melancholy.

Overview
Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/womanizer and he starts to have an affair with Masako, but he's still going out with Riko.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • obsession
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like Double Bed

TV series

Love and Fortune

2018

A slow, uneasy plunge into forbidden desire, where quiet domesticity curdles into guilt and restless longing.

Melancholic, tense · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Love and FortuneHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Unspoiled Diamond

1982

A quiet, sensuous study of forbidden desire, steeped in melancholy and moral unease.

Same director: Toshiya Fujita · Melancholic · about betrayal and love

Also
Same director: Toshiya Fujita
Via
  • melancholic
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
104 min
Details In your watch list
The Unspoiled DiamondHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Japanese Mom

2017

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

Melancholic · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
background
Runtime
91 min
Details In your watch list
Japanese MomHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

It Feels So Good

2019

A quiet, intimate two-hander that lingers on conversation and bodies, asking patience as it slowly uncovers old wounds and quiet longing.

Same director: Haruhiko Arai · About love and isolation

Also
Same director: Haruhiko Arai
Via
  • love
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
115 min
Details In your watch list
It Feels So GoodHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Spring Bell

1985

A quiet, melancholy study of a marriage drifting apart, told with restraint and emotional weight.

Melancholic · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
130 min
Details In your watch list
Spring BellHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

My Brother’s Girlfriend

2017

A quiet, uneasy romance that slides into jealousy and emotional blame, watched more for its mood than its plotting.

Melancholic, tense · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
66 min
Details In your watch list
My Brother’s GirlfriendHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Lost Paradise

1997

A slow, intimate plunge into forbidden passion, suffused with melancholy and the quiet dread of consequences.

Melancholic · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details In your watch list
Lost ParadiseHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Key

1983

A slow, sensual descent into obsession, wrapped in elegant period detail and a quietly unsettling mood.

Melancholic, tense · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details In your watch list
The KeyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A Spoiling Rain

2023

A slow, melancholic immersion into creative obsession and quiet despair, where every scene lingers on unspoken longing and the weight of compromised dreams.

Same writer: Haruhiko Arai · Melancholic, tense · about obsession and isolation

Also
Same writer: Haruhiko Arai
Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • obsession
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
137 min
Details In your watch list
A Spoiling RainHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

We Are Just Not Divorced

2021

A quiet, uncomfortable study of a stale marriage and an affair, unfolding with slow-burning tension and emotional distance.

Melancholic, tense · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
We Are Just Not DivorcedHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Ika-6 na Utos

2016–2018

A melodramatic slow-burn of betrayal and revenge, with heightened emotions and confrontations that keep you hooked.

Melancholic, tense · about betrayal and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
easy-watch
Seasons
2
Details In your watch list
Ika-6 na UtosHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Waisetsuna onna: Kuroi hada ni naku

1985

A slow, uneasy erotic drama that simmers with tension and quiet desperation, offering little warmth or release.

Tense · about betrayal and obsession

Via
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
61 min
Details In your watch list
Waisetsuna onna: Kuroi hada ni nakuHidden 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
romance, drama
Directed by
Toshiya Fujita
Written by
Haruhiko Arai
Starring
Naoko Ohtani, Eri Ishida, Hitomi Takahashi, Akira Emoto, Ittoku Kishibe, Miyoko Akaza, Bang-ho Cho, Yū Fujiki
Music
Ryudo Uzaki
Cinematography
Shōhei Andō
Runtime
102 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.