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2002 · 119 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she strangles her brutish husband and disposes of the body parts, piece by piece. She's soon joined by three down on their luck housewives who murder their own husbands and find various ways to hide the evidence.

Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama · Written by Wishing Chong

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