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No pun intended - you can understand the main character here. Well you may not get why she married the man she married, but he may have acted differently when they met, when they got to know each other. Now there is no love lost between the two. He gets it on with others - but still wants her ready and willing whenever he ... well feels like it.

And she has a crush on someone else too. From the same sex too. If that all sounds like ... well not just romantic ... you are probably right! There is a lot of nudity! And while there is nothing explicit ... it is quite vivid and goes to places that some might call ... soft erotic movie territory. You have to be down with that ... and get down with that? Still there are other movies that will titilate you way more if that is your thing ... this is more about story and all that ...

The film is really written badly, the writing of this film is so trivial and mediocre that it becomes totally embarrassing, the sex scenes are many but that's not the problem the problem is that in addition to the sex scenes there is no nient ' More, there is a small basic story that only serves to irritate the viewer, with the usual 100% lesbian who has sex with a man only because he is naive and because the plot always requires it to make the viewer irritate, no 100% lesbian Make sex with a man remember it! But this thing must always be put in an LGBT context only to create a kind of twist, in the end these LGBT films are always mediocre films that have no success will be forgotten very quickly, watch (Our Love Story 2016) independent movie, And you will understand what it means to write a movie well to give an example !!

When the Rain Falls is a further entry into the Nikkatsu Roman Porno reboot series. Director Shûsuke Kaneko takes the helm this time, who is mostly known for his Godzilla and Death Note movies.

Although nothing is ever subtle about Nikkatsu movies, Shûsuke handles the relationship drama in a rather restrained fashion. Yes, there is plenty of sex and nudity as one would expect, but it never feels exploitative or just there for the sake of titillation. The story is grounded in reality and the emotional decisions the characters make are believable. Hazuki and Shiori's first intimate encounter is especially exciting. And although the narrative is rather basic overall, there's always that extra flair because foreign movies just hit differently.

The actors are all well-placed. Sawada is particularly good as the villainous cheating husband. He evokes this weird gross-out vibe, maybe because he looks like a teenager who is wearing a fake old man costume.

Overall, When the Rain Falls achieves what it sets out to do and is another fine entry into the Roman Porno series.