A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.
A Pinku film from the independent production studio Kanto featuring a starring role for the former Japanese sex symbol Hisako 'Choko' Tsukuba.
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
While under sedation in a dentist's office, a young art student has sex fantasies about naked women, vampires and a beautiful patient he saw in the office.
Pinku from 1965.
Pinku from 1966.
Pinku from 1966.
Pink film, false sequel of Resume of Love Affairs.
Three stories of torture, set in Japan's Sengoku, Kan'ei and Genroku eras.
Pinku from 1967.
Pink Film from Wakamatsu Production.
A thirty-year-old lesbian virgin sleeps with a man for the first time.
Based on the factual case of a young man who broke into a nurses' home in Chicago, mutilating and killing several of the inmates, Wakamatsu's film is a precise, sad delineation of a particular aspect of masculine sexual consciousness.
After being brutally gang-raped, a young girl grows into a woman with a double life: She's a well-to-do doctor by day and, by night, a revenge-driven streetwalker who uses sex as a weapon. That all changes when she finally falls in love and begins a new life with her husband -- only to discover that he has a troubling secret of his own.
A "short" boy who is unable to perform satisfactory sexual acts. His childhood sweetheart understands him and a new life begins, but it does not go well. A sincere story that warns against the superficial liberation of sexuality. The lead actress, Eri Nakaoji (exclusive to Kuniei), is lovely. Original story and production by actress Matsui Yasuko. One of the best works by the prolific director Satoru Kobayashi.
A wealthy real estate investor is forced to watch the rape of his girlfriend and then is sent a film showing the fact. He hires a hitman, Sho, and shows him the film, so that the detective can get rid of the criminals. But the boss of the criminal band is Ko, Sho's archnemesis, who raped and murdered his girlfriend.
Pinku from 1968.
The sad story of Toshiko Ono, an innocent woman who turned into a prostitute after being sexually assaulted by American soldiers.
Pinku from 1968.