Based on an adult-oriented manga by “Angel Guts” creator Takashi Ishii, “Mermaid Legend” was Toshiharu Ikeda’s first film after leaving Nikkatsu, and was produced by the Director’s Company and distributed by Atg. The movie won three awards in Yokohama Film Festival, for director, Actress and Cinematography, and despite its exploitation premises, also channels the intense anti-nuclear sentiment of the decade.
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Keisuke, a frequently drunken fisherman who opposes the construction of a nuclear plant in the seaside village he lives with his young wife, is murdered by a group of thugs who are the puppets of the corrupt contractor who is tasked with securing the location for the construction. His wife, Migiwa, actually witnesses the whole thing as it happens while she was diving, a common profession for women of the area who fished that way, barely escaping the murderers herself. When she tries to inform the police,...
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Keisuke, a frequently drunken fisherman who opposes the construction of a nuclear plant in the seaside village he lives with his young wife, is murdered by a group of thugs who are the puppets of the corrupt contractor who is tasked with securing the location for the construction. His wife, Migiwa, actually witnesses the whole thing as it happens while she was diving, a common profession for women of the area who fished that way, barely escaping the murderers herself. When she tries to inform the police,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yurugu Matsumoto started his career as an assistant to many well-known directors, including Takashi Ishii and Nobuhiko Obayashi. Since 2017, he has been shooting his own films, with “Pay Phone” being the third, after “Mix” and “Gacha Gacha”
“Pay Phone” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
The short begins with two girls in their work uniforms, Saki and Nana, having lunch in a park. As the latter makes a rather annoying comment about women older than 30 having very little chance to get married (the percentage actually drops to 9% from 12% during the conversation) Saki’s phone rings, indicating that someone is calling her from a payphone. It turns out it is her somewhat estranged father, who wants to meet. After a slight confusion that shows how self-centered Shizo is, the two meet at a restaurant, although for a brief time, as he has to catch the last train. A...
“Pay Phone” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
The short begins with two girls in their work uniforms, Saki and Nana, having lunch in a park. As the latter makes a rather annoying comment about women older than 30 having very little chance to get married (the percentage actually drops to 9% from 12% during the conversation) Saki’s phone rings, indicating that someone is calling her from a payphone. It turns out it is her somewhat estranged father, who wants to meet. After a slight confusion that shows how self-centered Shizo is, the two meet at a restaurant, although for a brief time, as he has to catch the last train. A...
- 9/14/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
More that 1,100 of similar soft-core productions were released in theaters during the 70’s and 80’s by Nikkatsu, which helped to launch the careers of filmmakers like Masayuki Suo (Shall we Dance?, The Terminal Trust), Takashi Ishii (Gonin), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, Tokyo Sonata, Journey to the Shore), Yojiro Takita (Departures), Koji Wakamatsu (Endless Waltz, United Red Army, Caterpillar) and many more.
The main reason so many directors chose the particular genre was due to the complete artistic freedom given to the them after they have met four criteria:
The film must have a required minimum quota of sex scenes (supposedly a sex scene every five minutes, although this rule was never strictly met) The film must be approximately one hour in duration. It must be filmed on 16 mm or 35 mm film within one week. The film must be made on a very limited budget (about $35,000)
The films were commecially successes and...
The main reason so many directors chose the particular genre was due to the complete artistic freedom given to the them after they have met four criteria:
The film must have a required minimum quota of sex scenes (supposedly a sex scene every five minutes, although this rule was never strictly met) The film must be approximately one hour in duration. It must be filmed on 16 mm or 35 mm film within one week. The film must be made on a very limited budget (about $35,000)
The films were commecially successes and...
- 3/29/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
All feature new 2K remasters from Office Kitano!
The first 1000 copies of each feature cardboard slipcases with new illustrated artwork by Marie Bergeron supported by Filmdoo’s Film Creativity Competition.
All 3 now available to pre-order at: http://amzn.to/20wQ1BA
Hana-bi – January 11th
30 minute documentary from the film’s original release
Interview with Takeshi Kitano from the film’s original release
New Audio commentary by film critic Mark Schilling
New trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTWtAE3ylY
Kikujiro – February 22nd
Jam Session – 90 minute documentary on Kikujiro directed by the award-winning Japanese director Makoto Shinozaki
Dolls – March 14th
Interviews with Takeshi Kitano, Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima & Yohij Yamamoto
Behind the Scenes
Video from the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Takeshi Kitano – Biography
The success of Hana-bi has confirmed Takeshi Kitano as a leading figure of international cinema. Among its numerous awards, Hana-bi won the Golden...
The first 1000 copies of each feature cardboard slipcases with new illustrated artwork by Marie Bergeron supported by Filmdoo’s Film Creativity Competition.
All 3 now available to pre-order at: http://amzn.to/20wQ1BA
Hana-bi – January 11th
30 minute documentary from the film’s original release
Interview with Takeshi Kitano from the film’s original release
New Audio commentary by film critic Mark Schilling
New trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTWtAE3ylY
Kikujiro – February 22nd
Jam Session – 90 minute documentary on Kikujiro directed by the award-winning Japanese director Makoto Shinozaki
Dolls – March 14th
Interviews with Takeshi Kitano, Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima & Yohij Yamamoto
Behind the Scenes
Video from the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Takeshi Kitano – Biography
The success of Hana-bi has confirmed Takeshi Kitano as a leading figure of international cinema. Among its numerous awards, Hana-bi won the Golden...
- 1/7/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 24 Oct 2013 - 06:46
Another 25 unsung greats come under the spotlight, as we provide our pick of the underappreciated films of 1995...
The year covered in this week's underrated movie rundown was significant for a number of reasons. It was the year that saw the release of Toy Story - the groundbreaking movie that would cement Pixar's reputation as an animation studio, and set the tempo for CG family movies for the next 18 years and counting. It was the year that saw James Bond (played by Pierce Brosnan for the first time) emerge for GoldenEye after a six-year break. It was also the year of Michael Mann's Heat, Dogme 95, and the moment where Terry Gilliam scored a much-deserved hit with 12 Monkeys.
As ever, we're focusing on a few of the lesser-known films from this particular year, and we've had to think carefully about what's made the cut and what hasn't.
Another 25 unsung greats come under the spotlight, as we provide our pick of the underappreciated films of 1995...
The year covered in this week's underrated movie rundown was significant for a number of reasons. It was the year that saw the release of Toy Story - the groundbreaking movie that would cement Pixar's reputation as an animation studio, and set the tempo for CG family movies for the next 18 years and counting. It was the year that saw James Bond (played by Pierce Brosnan for the first time) emerge for GoldenEye after a six-year break. It was also the year of Michael Mann's Heat, Dogme 95, and the moment where Terry Gilliam scored a much-deserved hit with 12 Monkeys.
As ever, we're focusing on a few of the lesser-known films from this particular year, and we've had to think carefully about what's made the cut and what hasn't.
- 10/22/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
We’ve been waiting for a chance to see Takashi Ishii’s erotic, sci-fi, action, fantasy - Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend - since we first read about its premiere at this years Fantasia film fest, and as its now heading for Korea, that much triples the chances of finally getting to see it some time soon with English subs! It opens next week so fingers crossed the DVD arrives soon after. Check out the trailer for some dolly (ahem) action. Synopsis: Kentaro is really down on his luck. An unsuccessful book editor, he is chosen as the scapegoat for the shameful failure of the company to which he fully dedicated himself, day in day out, for years. He is therefore demoted to the lower echelon of office supply manger. He doesn’t want it...He can hit the road. Not finding any comfort with his girlfriend/colleague, who has chosen...
- 10/15/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Villains have always been and will always be some of the most fascinating and memorable characters in the world of genre film. Here we will take a look at the greatest villains of cinema from the 1990’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
- 8/11/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Cinema is a kind of uber-art form that’s made up of a multitude of other forms of art including writing, directing, acting, drawing, design, photography and fashion. As such, film is, as all cinema aficionados know, a highly collaborative venture.
One of the most consistently fascinating collaborations in cinema is that of the director and actor.
This article will examine some of the great director & actor teams. It’s important to note that this piece is not intended as a film history survey detailing all the generally revered collaborations.
There is a wealth of information and study available on such duos as John Ford & John Wayne, Howard Hawks & John Wayne, Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando, Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune, Alfred Hitchcock & James Stewart, Ingmar Bergman & Max Von Sydow, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina/Marcello Mastroianni, Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon, Francis Ford Coppola & Al Pacino, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro...
One of the most consistently fascinating collaborations in cinema is that of the director and actor.
This article will examine some of the great director & actor teams. It’s important to note that this piece is not intended as a film history survey detailing all the generally revered collaborations.
There is a wealth of information and study available on such duos as John Ford & John Wayne, Howard Hawks & John Wayne, Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando, Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune, Alfred Hitchcock & James Stewart, Ingmar Bergman & Max Von Sydow, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina/Marcello Mastroianni, Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon, Francis Ford Coppola & Al Pacino, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro...
- 7/11/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Fantasia 2013 has announced the second wave of titles screening this year. If the first wave, along with the announcements of special guests wasn’t enough to get you excited, this surely will.
009 Re: Cyborg
Japan Dir: Kenji Kamiyama
Mechanized mayhem, mysticism and moral ambiguity meet when the influential ’60s manga/anime property 009 Cyborg gets a dark, postmodern makeover care of the mighty Production I.G, in the spirit of the iconic Ghost In The Shell films. Anime fans won’t want to miss this one. North American Premiere.
Animals
Spain Dir: Marçal Forés
Evocative of both Donnie Darko and Leolo with a touch of Charles Burns, Animals taps into a volatile whirlpool of adolescent anxieties and identity issues, addressing complex themes through a wealth of unconventional approaches. A heavy trip, but an entertaining and fantastical one. Winner: Best First Feature, Sant Jordi de Cinematografia 2013, Official Selection: Sitges 2012, Miami International Film Festival 2013. Quebec Premiere.
009 Re: Cyborg
Japan Dir: Kenji Kamiyama
Mechanized mayhem, mysticism and moral ambiguity meet when the influential ’60s manga/anime property 009 Cyborg gets a dark, postmodern makeover care of the mighty Production I.G, in the spirit of the iconic Ghost In The Shell films. Anime fans won’t want to miss this one. North American Premiere.
Animals
Spain Dir: Marçal Forés
Evocative of both Donnie Darko and Leolo with a touch of Charles Burns, Animals taps into a volatile whirlpool of adolescent anxieties and identity issues, addressing complex themes through a wealth of unconventional approaches. A heavy trip, but an entertaining and fantastical one. Winner: Best First Feature, Sant Jordi de Cinematografia 2013, Official Selection: Sitges 2012, Miami International Film Festival 2013. Quebec Premiere.
- 7/3/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The full Fantasia 2013 lineup will be announced next Tuesday, July 9th, but in the meantime we have the second wave of titles to share, and per usual, it's a doozy!
From the Press Release:
Following last week’s first wave of programming announcements, the Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to unveil several additional highlights to warm you up for our July 9th Press Conference, where we’ll be unveiling of our full 120+ film lineup. The festival runs from July 18 to August 6.
Official Opening Night Film – Takashi Miike’s Shield Of Straw (North American Premiere)
Hot off its screening in official completion at the Cannes Film Festival, Takashi Miike’s riveting crime thriller Shield Of Straw will be kicking off Fantasia’s 2013 edition with its first screening on the North American continent. Shield Of Straw stars Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, and Tatsuya Fujiwara. Fantasia’s 1997 screening of Fudoh marked the...
From the Press Release:
Following last week’s first wave of programming announcements, the Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to unveil several additional highlights to warm you up for our July 9th Press Conference, where we’ll be unveiling of our full 120+ film lineup. The festival runs from July 18 to August 6.
Official Opening Night Film – Takashi Miike’s Shield Of Straw (North American Premiere)
Hot off its screening in official completion at the Cannes Film Festival, Takashi Miike’s riveting crime thriller Shield Of Straw will be kicking off Fantasia’s 2013 edition with its first screening on the North American continent. Shield Of Straw stars Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, and Tatsuya Fujiwara. Fantasia’s 1997 screening of Fudoh marked the...
- 7/3/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Last week we shared the first group of films and events slated for this year's Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, the largest genre-themed film festival on the planet. In addition to dozens of film entries, many of which are making their world premieres at Fantasia, there will also be some major one-of-a-kind events at the fest, the first of which you can read about in our previous update. But now, here's the latest crop of films and events added to Fantasia's schedule: Official Opening Night Film: Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw (North American Premiere) This is the second time Miike has chosen Fantasia to debut a film in North America at this fest; the last was Fudoh in 1997. Rated X: A Night with Bryan Singer The acclaimed genre director will engage the audience in an hour-long discussion on his films, career and the genre in general, moderated by Fangoria veteran Tony Timpone.
- 7/3/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Marks the second consecutive year a Takashi Miike film has opened Montreal’s genre film festival.
Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw, which screened in competition at Cannes, is to open the 17th edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 18 - August 6).
Miike’s crime thriller receives its North American premiere at Fantasia and continues the long relationship between the director and festival.
Last year, Fantasia opened with Miike’s For Love’s Sake and the festival’s 1997 screening of Fudoh marked the first time a film by the director had ever been shown in North America.
The festival will also host the world premiere of 24 Exposures, from mumblecore director Joe Swanberg. The film stars Adam Wingard as a fetish photographer whose models begin to turn up dead while Simon Barrett plays a cop tasked with investigating him.
Wingard and Barrett are the director-screenwriter duo behind You’re Next and A Horrible Way To Die. Fantasia...
Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw, which screened in competition at Cannes, is to open the 17th edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 18 - August 6).
Miike’s crime thriller receives its North American premiere at Fantasia and continues the long relationship between the director and festival.
Last year, Fantasia opened with Miike’s For Love’s Sake and the festival’s 1997 screening of Fudoh marked the first time a film by the director had ever been shown in North America.
The festival will also host the world premiere of 24 Exposures, from mumblecore director Joe Swanberg. The film stars Adam Wingard as a fetish photographer whose models begin to turn up dead while Simon Barrett plays a cop tasked with investigating him.
Wingard and Barrett are the director-screenwriter duo behind You’re Next and A Horrible Way To Die. Fantasia...
- 7/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Warning: You probably shouldn’t watch the latest trailer for director Takashi Ishii’s “Amai Muchi” (aka “Sweet Whip”) while at work, church, or in a public setting. You’re going to get a lot of weird and uncomfortable looks if you do, and I really don’t want that to happen to you. Unless, of course, you’re into that sort of stuff. If so, by all means, have at it. Ishii’s latest movie is the latest effort from a director who often blends sex and violence in a very visceral way. Although his previous movies had a penchant for this sort of stuff, none of were as quite extreme as the trailer for “Amai Muchi.” Here’s a handy synopsis: Based on a novel by Kei Oishi, the film stars Mitsu Dan as a 31-year-old woman named Naoko who leads a double life. While in high school,...
- 6/18/2013
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Whenever the word hebi (snake) pops up in Japanese film titles chances are you can expect something situated in the margins of society. Notorious examples are Shinya Tsukamoto's Rokugatsu No Hebi and Takashi Ishii's Hana To Hebi (beware!). Compared to these two films Hebi Ni Piasu is actually quite tame, though unsuspecting film fans may still be surprised by what they find behind the warm exteriors of this unusual drama.Yukio Ninagawa never backed away from adding some controversial themes to his films. His comeback title Ao No Hono-o treaded around some delicate issues, Hebi Ni Piasu takes a very similar road. The difference is that the setting of Hebi Ni Piasu may alienate people enough to ease the blow a little. By society's standards the...
- 7/16/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The team of Nippon Connection has announced the full program for the 11th edition of the Japanese film festival. Despite the current events in Japan, the festival will take place in Frankfurt from April 27th to Mai 1st.
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
The team of Nippon Connection has announced the full program for the 11th edition of the Japanese film festival. Despite the current events in Japan, the festival will take place in Frankfurt from April 27th to Mai 1st.
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
Currently the program isn’t available on the festival’s website, so here’s a quick peek taken from the press release:
A Night in Nude: Salvation (Nudo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau), R: Takashi Ishii, J 2010
Abraxas (Aburakusasu no matsuri), R: Naoki Kato, J 2010
Anpo, R: Linda Hoaglund, J 2010
Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty), R: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, J 2010
Beautiful Method (Utsukushii sube), R: Takamasa Ooe, J 2009
Cage, R: Shinsuke Kurimoto, J 2010
Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo), R: Sion Sono, J 2010
Colorful, R: Keiichi Hara, J 2010
Coming Future (Sinka), R: Kyuya Nakagawa, J 2010
Devil Has Come (Akuma ga kita), R: Shun Sakaida, J 2010
Doman Seman (Horikawa nakatachiuri), R: Go Shibata, J 2010
Door to...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
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With the theatrical release of Yusuke Narita‘s Hana to Hebi 3 (Flower & Snake 3) a little over two months away, the film’s official website has been updated with a new video clip of Minako Komukai being tied up by renowned kinbakushi (rope master) Go Arisue during a rehearsal binding session.
Arisue also did the rope work for Takashi Ishii‘s 2004 remake of Nikkatsu’s 1974 film, which itself was adapted from an erotic novel by Oniroku Dan.
Set in Italy, the new film follows the conventions of the previous ones by featuring a woman named Shizuko (Komukai) whose secret desires are unlocked through varying degrees of sadomasochism.
Komukai will also be featured in a new bondage photo book by photographer Masashi Hashimoto which will be released on July 1. There is some concern that it may be too controversial for ordinary bookstores to stock due to the subject matter,...
With the theatrical release of Yusuke Narita‘s Hana to Hebi 3 (Flower & Snake 3) a little over two months away, the film’s official website has been updated with a new video clip of Minako Komukai being tied up by renowned kinbakushi (rope master) Go Arisue during a rehearsal binding session.
Arisue also did the rope work for Takashi Ishii‘s 2004 remake of Nikkatsu’s 1974 film, which itself was adapted from an erotic novel by Oniroku Dan.
Set in Italy, the new film follows the conventions of the previous ones by featuring a woman named Shizuko (Komukai) whose secret desires are unlocked through varying degrees of sadomasochism.
Komukai will also be featured in a new bondage photo book by photographer Masashi Hashimoto which will be released on July 1. There is some concern that it may be too controversial for ordinary bookstores to stock due to the subject matter,...
- 6/22/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Three young male Japanese friends live a life at the bottom of the food chain, working dirty jobs, living in lower class squalor and raping women as a hobby. The three disenfranchised friends form a micro biker gang of three, although they only have two bikes between them. In this film we follow these three different, yet equally despicable young men as they burn rubber around an unnamed Japanese city, causing chaos and assaulting anyone they come across at will.
So you may have heard us talking about our adventures into the world of Takashi Ishii's Mange to screen adaptations know as the Angel Guts series. The thread which links these movies as a series is in fact very thin, All based on Adult orientated manga comics from the pen of Takashi Ishii, all produced as "Roman Porno", by the Nikkatsu studio in Japan and finally all link by...
So you may have heard us talking about our adventures into the world of Takashi Ishii's Mange to screen adaptations know as the Angel Guts series. The thread which links these movies as a series is in fact very thin, All based on Adult orientated manga comics from the pen of Takashi Ishii, all produced as "Roman Porno", by the Nikkatsu studio in Japan and finally all link by...
- 2/25/2009
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
In the final film in the Nikkatsu Angel Guts series (there was a sixth movie produced after the studio closed) the central character Nami is now a nurse. Nami is having a very bad day; her patients attempt to rape her, she finds her photographer boyfriend in bed with a glamour model and then she is hit by a car, the driver of which instead of taking her to hospital decides help would be best administered through a quick attempted raping (This is Angel Guts remember).
In this film the central character Nami is both naïve and yet streetwise at the same time. Her main naive is that caused by love, she comments on how much the model in the photo seems to trust her boyfriend and he tells her it's just part of his work. However, she is very trusting (naïve) as his studio doubles as the bedroom in the flat they share.
In this film the central character Nami is both naïve and yet streetwise at the same time. Her main naive is that caused by love, she comments on how much the model in the photo seems to trust her boyfriend and he tells her it's just part of his work. However, she is very trusting (naïve) as his studio doubles as the bedroom in the flat they share.
- 2/25/2009
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
When a pornographic magazine worker becomes obsessed with the star of a rape film, he discovers the implications of the sex industry are wider reaching and much darker than he ever could have imagined.
The second edition in the Angel Guts box set sees director Chusei Sone, who also directed our initiation into this disturbing Pandora's Box, High School Co-ed, once more at the helm for the next, and equally uncompromising, glance down the dirty alley-way of sexual assault. Made a year later than its predecessor, Red Classroom is just as powerful in its portrayal of what is a notoriously problematic area for film. Taking the common Angel Guts theme of rape, Sone turns Takashi Ishii's manga to life once more with startlingly different effect to his previous work. Where High School Co-ed focused on the brutality of the act itself, Red Classroom looks at the horrific aftermath with frighteningly forceful results.
The second edition in the Angel Guts box set sees director Chusei Sone, who also directed our initiation into this disturbing Pandora's Box, High School Co-ed, once more at the helm for the next, and equally uncompromising, glance down the dirty alley-way of sexual assault. Made a year later than its predecessor, Red Classroom is just as powerful in its portrayal of what is a notoriously problematic area for film. Taking the common Angel Guts theme of rape, Sone turns Takashi Ishii's manga to life once more with startlingly different effect to his previous work. Where High School Co-ed focused on the brutality of the act itself, Red Classroom looks at the horrific aftermath with frighteningly forceful results.
- 2/25/2009
- by Fiona
- Latemag.com/film
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