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1) live action pink films made by independent studios (e.g. Wakamatsu, OP Eiga) for release to adult theatres, 2) live action films distributed by major studios for wide release. These would include the Nikkatsu Roman Porno series (1971-1988) and Toei Porno (early 1970's, described in the pink film entry) which have separate subcategories.
Kyōko Aizome (pronunciation ⓘ) (Japanese: 愛染 恭子, Hepburn: Aizome Kyōko, born February 9, 1958) is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, writer, and AV and film director. She has been called "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan". [2] [3]
Love Exposure (Japanese: 愛のむきだし, Hepburn: Ai no mukidashi) is a 2008 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Sion Sono.The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour runtime and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the crime of upskirt photography.
A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha America. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9. Sato, Tadao (1982). Currents In Japanese Cinema. Kodansha America. ISBN 978-0-87011-815-9. Wada-Marciano, Mitsuyo (2008). Nippon Modern: Japanese Cinema of the 1920s and 1930s. University of Hawaii Press.
Flower and Snake (花と蛇, Hana to hebi) a.k.a. Flowers and Serpents (1974) is a Japanese pink film starring Naomi Tani, directed by Masaru Konuma and produced by Nikkatsu. Based on a novel by Oniroku Dan (born 1931), Japan's best-known author of sadomasochistic (S&M) fiction, Flower and Snake was the first of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films to ...
Her Love Boils Bathwater (湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛, Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai) is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano. [4] It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lily Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. The young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, the daughter of actress Kirin Kiki who plays Eiko as an old woman. The film was chosen as the Best Film of 2008 at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. [3]
True Mothers (朝が来る, Asa ga Kuru, "Morning Comes") is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] [4] It is based on a 2015 novel by Mizuki Tsujimura. [5] In June 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that the film would be part of their 2020 ...