Considered one of the best films in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series and voted as one of the 100 Best Japanese films of the 20th century by Kinema Junpo...
Category - Japanese Exploitation of the 60s and 70s
Koji Wakamatsu was born in Wakuya, Miyagi, Japan on 1 April 1936. He worked as a construction worker before beginning his film career with Nikkatsu in 1963...
Book Review: Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Cinema (2008) by Jasper Sharp
Reading some books can be the equivalent in having a trip, and "Behind the Curtain" is definitely one of those titles, as it provides a captivating tour...
Billed as inspired by “The Postman Always Rings Twice”, “Mourning Wife” is essentially a noir drama, and one of the most sensual pink...
You are an emblem of Hiroshima, an emblem of Japan, an anti-war emblem
Yohta Kawase was born on December 28, 1969 in Kawasaki, Japan. He started his career as assistant director to Shozin Fukui in the 90s, but soon turned into...
"Shinjuku Mad", one of the director's favorites among his films, emerges as one of his best works, particularly through its combination of sociopolitical and...
A testament to Wakamatsu's directorial abilities, a film hat goes beyond genre to emerge as a true masterpiece
A massive improvement on the first feature