Japan

Spread over three time periods (Summer 10 Years Ago/Summer 5 Years Ago/This Summer), Lost Virgin tells the tale of good-time girl Chisato (Sasaki), hungry for new experiences yet ultimately in search of emotional fulfillment.Read More »

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Following up on his acclaimed debut feature, Kichiku Dai Enkai — an intense portrait of a band of 1970s radicals who descend into morass of fratricidal blood lust — Kazuyoshi Kumakiri shifts gears completely by offering this understated romantic drama. Ichio (Takeshi Kitano regular Susumu Terajima) runs a rundown eatery on a Hokkaido highway. One day, a couple gets into a spat resulting in the guy — an overly tanned self-satisfied clod — hopping in his red sports car and driving off without her. The woman, Taeko (Rinko Kikuchi), returns to order a meal. When she tries to dash without paying, Ichio nabs her but lets her off with a warning. Ichio soon finds himself similarly stranded when his horseracing-mad father — and owner of the restaurant — swipes Ichio’s car for a crazed gambling road trip with his buddies. Later that night while camping out, Taeko inadvertently burns down one of the restaurant’s sheds. This time around, Ichio puts Taeko to work. Soon, in spite of themselves, a relationship is born.
~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie GuideRead More »

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This is probably a forgotten masterpiece of Japanese underground cinema, though I think I’d need subtitles to know for sure. It seems to be a very personal and autobiographical film for Obayashi. There isn’t much dialogue, but subtitles would be necessary to fully understand the story. Much of the film’s running time consists of creatively edited montages of the young main characters having fun, high on life, wreaking havoc 1968-style in the town of Onomichi.Read More »

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When a stuck-up and privileged lady of a wealthy family is left to fend for herself, her butler decides to teach her some overdue humility through BDSM. His spiral of debauchery is soon overtaken by madness, and his sex games threaten to harm more than just her social standing and pride… Perhaps the most sadistic and bizarre film in Nikkatsu’s lengthy Oniroku Dan/Naomi Tani collaboration, SLAVE WIFE (aka Captured for Sex 3) is a disturbing portrait of a man who’s life as a servant has driven him to revenge and ultimate satisfaction, and the beautiful woman who must endure his perverted wrath. Be warned, the final act is NOT for those who don’t realize how nasty Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno line can get.Read More »

The young and beautiful Yuki decides to leave her husband. She goes back to the place where she grew up. There she is initiated to S&M & bondage. But is it really the perfect cure to forget all about her past and regain happiness?Read More »

Writer and ladies-man Yonosuke, who gives inept English lessons (using Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet), is ushered into a lonely woman’s house one rainy night. Her husband is at the front in the war with Russia and, as our hero will soon discover, she’s wearing a chastitity belt…Read More »

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Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine’s Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love… Written by L.H. Wong @IMDBRead More »

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Complications are brought to a middle-class family when older brother Kōichi brings home his new sexually voracious bride Yuriko. Younger brother Kazuo looks to the new arrival as a source of sexual release while sister Akiko surreptitiously works in a soapland and Father lusts after a bar proprietess.Read More »

A very early example, perhaps the first ever, of Japanese “pink” cinema from infamous director Tetsuji Takechi. A woman visits the dentist and ends up descending into a world of surreal S&M fantasies…Read More »