Woods Are Wet: Woman Hell (1973)
I've seen far more repulsive Roman Pornos, but there's something exceptionally unnerving about Woods Are Wet. Kumashiro mixes sex, death and sadism into the bleakest of tales. This is one Roman Porno I won't be forgetting in a hurry.
Abortion (1966)
Abortion, as you might guess from its title, is a parodic take on the exploitative birth film genre. Adachi was not the only filmmaker to parody the genre. A slew of abortion films appeared in the late 60s and early 70s essentially becoming a sub-genre of its own.
Milk the Maid (2013)
If you're in the mood for a light and fluffy pinku eiga, free from nihilism and weeping, then Milk the Maid may be for you.
The Bedroom (1992)
Satō's films generally leave me feeling physically ill, and The Bedroom is no exception. The Bedroom is not graphic, but Satō's characteristically bold deconstruction of perversion, alienation, and voyeurism is unflinchingly grim.
Black Snow (1965)
With Daydream, Tetsuji Takechi made the first mainstream pinku eiga, but with Black Snow, he really ruffled feathers. Yet for all its importance, Black Snow is largely forgotten.
The Blowjob Messiah
This scene from Whore Angels features an angelic prostitute healing the sick and the old through the power of a good blowjob.
Violated Angels (1967)
Violated Angels takes a similar approach to Wakamatsu's The Embryo Hunts in Secret. Both take place almost entirely in a single location, and both are viciously misanthropic.
Pinku triple bill at Ueno’s Okura Theater
When I interviewed Jasper Sharp, author of Behind the Pink Curtain, last year, I mentioned that I was visiting Tokyo soon and whether there were any pinku theatres still in operation that I could visit. Sharp mentioned Ueno’s Okura Theater; an OP Eiga owned theatre recently reopened and refurbished with a steady stream of clientele....
Lolita: Vibrator Torture (1987)
I always wind up talking about Hisayasu Satō in this column. This time I didn’t even intend to. I’m currently traveling around Europe, and I decided I’d better watch Lolita: Vibrator Torture in order to erase it from my hard drive. All three words that make up its title would be enough to raise the...
Semen Demon (2005)
Only last Friday I was talking about my love of ludicrous film titles, especially Japanese ones, and here I am now reviewing a film titled Semen Demon. To be fair, Semen Demon is a retitling courtesy of its international distributor. Still, credit must be given to Pink Eiga Inc. for such a hilarious re-branding -...
A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003)
Last week, I interviewed Nadav Rechov, president of Pink Eiga Inc.; as far as I know, the only US DVD company releasing pinku eiga. I’ve already sunk my teeth into a handful of their releases (the first ones I went for were entries from the ridiculous Groper Train series!), and I’m already very impressed. Their...
An interview with Nadav Rechov, president of Pink Eiga Inc.
Nadav Rechov, president of Pink Eiga Inc. and premiere distributor, of pink cinema, chats to Mondo Exploito.
