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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]
White Lily (ホワイトリリー) is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Hideo Nakata. It was released by Nikkatsu as the fifth film in the reboot of its Roman Porno ("romantic pornography") series. Other directors involved in the series include Sion Sono, Akihiko Shiota, Kazuya Shiraishi, and Isao Yukisada. [1]
Maria Yumeno (Japanese: 夢野まりあ, Hepburn: Yumeno Maria) is a Japanese pink film, adult video (AV) actress and gravure model. In 2003, she was called one of Japan's highest-earning AV performers and "probably its most famous." [2] Many of her movies emphasized her large bust and thin body. [2]
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.
The storyline of the film is an adaptation from Japanese crime fiction writer Kanae Minato's bestseller novel Bosei (母性). [2] [3] The film depicts about the paramount importance on the main theme of the plot revolving around motherhood by delving into the stories of three generations of women in Japan with an influence of Confucianism. [4]
Kyōko Kazama (Japanese: 風間今日子 or 風間恭子, Hepburn: Kazama Kyōko) is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.
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]