This movie seems the quintessential Pink flick, where the director is given free license to explore strange new territories as long as there is a sex scene thrown in periodically--certainly the plot line of this film could not get much stranger (well okay, maybe it could!), but it does offer a unique mix of sensitivity and sexuality that is unusual in the genre.

In the director's notes that are included in the extras [on the US DVD by Pink Eiga], the director states that he was basically looking for a vehicle for the film's (excellent) main male actor who plays the (sometimes) senile father-in-law who mistakes his (deceased) son's wife for his beloved (also deceased) cow Bessie. The plot has some pretty loose threads, but the concept holds up and culminates in a satisfying manner and it is hard to deny the strange eroticism of the imagery of the beautiful naked young woman kneeling along with the cows in the barn, contentedly mooing away while she is milked--gotta love the Japanese mind!

Purportedly based on autobiographical elements, the plot follows the experiences of the lead actress from her introduction to bondage at the hands of one of her high school teachers through several relationships of both the S&M and straight variety as she comes to grips with the realities of her sexual persona, which, fortunately for us, turns out to be solidly based in kink. This personal slant gives the movie a rather refreshing tone as the (usual) aspect of female "abuse" is diffused by the genuine enjoyment the actress experiences in the S&M lifestyle--this is aided by her exceptional beauty and solid acting abilities.

Totally enjoyable and recommended, if you're into this sort of thing!

Having sampled a couple more of her films, it is now looking like her "acting" abilities may have peaked with the "Wall" film. Sola IS very attractive, but it's beginning to appear that her "talent" lies largely in her abundant chest. Ironically, her persona comes off rather "flat" and the screen doesn't exactly sizzle with her personality, until she sheds her clothes (which fortunately she does quite often!). But even then there's not a lot of excitement as she works her way through the obligatory shower scene and a lot of simulated sex.

All is not lost though. This series also stars (as Hotaru's sidekick, Aoyie) the much more animated actress Minami Aoyama, billed in the trailers as the "attractive Lolita woman". She may be the physical antithesis of Sola's pulchritude, but she's HOT! This flick also suffers a bit from its direct-to-video film technique, but it is worth watching, largely for some decent skin action.