Asami's father would love nothing more than for her to settle down the man he's chosen for her and give in to the marriage he's trying to plan, but her groom to be makes her sick, she's simply not interested in him at all. When she meets a chicken salesman, she expectedly falls in love with him but neither her father nor her boss are particularly excited about this prospect of true love...

Very loosely plotted, Erotic Diary Of An Office Lady is essentially a series of sex scenes strung together by a very slim storyline. What makes the film interesting is the sadness that permeates the picture. Asami is, in some ways at least, a fairly tragic character and while her sex appeal is undeniable, it's also fairly obvious that she wants to be loved despite her rather wanton ways. Like many of Masaru Konuma's other Nikkatsu produced Roman-Porno pictures, there's enough character development to make it smarter than your average sex film.

Asami Ogawa does an excellent job in the lead, playing both the meek, subservient worker and the sexually promiscuous minx with equal parts pathos and sensual grace and she puts forth a fine effort here. With much of the film revolving around here and her journey, it's to her credit that she makes Asami as interesting as she is.

Konuma does his typically excellent job of capturing the sex scenes in a rather unorthodox manner. From the first scene where a woman is fondled in an elevator to a later scene where the love making is framed by baby chicks, this is an interesting looking movie from start to finish though it's hard not to notice how much of the film is given a cold look, one which nicely reflects much of what the film's lead is going through.

The Japanese language Dolby Digital Mono track on the DVD sounds fine. There are no problems with hiss or distortion and the performers are always audible. The score sounds good but doesn't ever get overly loud and the levels are all properly balanced.

The only extra features on the DVD are the film's original Japanese theatrical trailer (2:07, anamorphic widescreen) complete with English subtitles ('Stuffy office buildings make these women wet!'), and an interesting if overly concise biography of director Masaru Konuma. Animated menus and chapter selection are also included.

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