Marred by frequent, extraneous softcore sex scenes (many of which are solo efforts), this well shot erotic thriller should've been a memorable giallo-esque pinku eiga but instead it's just a repetitive B-grade effort relying too much on skin and not enough on style or substance.

An intrepid reporter and her skilled crime scene photographer who has a macabre knack for documenting fresh kills, hunt for a serial killer who's carving up young women at an alarming rate.

The plot is convoluted and ends up in a place I don't think any sane person would've contemplated, the relevance of which is dubious to say the least - salacious is another word I'd use to describe it, and it does lead to another sordid sex scene so perhaps there was some justification after all.

Technically polished with a typically catchy synth pop soundtrack, it has all the right elements for a solid erotic thriller, but just spends too long in the bedroom and not enough effort devoted to the 'other' form of action.

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