We finally cheat on Nikkatsu...with Toei:

1. "Deep Throat in Tokyo" (1975), directed by Kan Mukai
2. "Distorted Sense of Touch" (1985), directed by Hisayasu Satô
3. "The Sex Pervert" (1977), directed by Ikuo Sekimoto

Find us on:

• The screening of "Shinjuku Midnight Story: Man and Woman" (Oct. 19)
• "Groper Sucking Train" episode of Dead Formats
• Split Your Head - Ep. 46 - Discussion on Pink Films

Recommendations:

• The "Distorted Sense of Touch" T-shirt by Terror Factory.
• Show Me Something Wrong covering the "Distorted..." screening.
• The Films of Hisayasu Satô: Volume #1 

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We cover Hisayasu Satô's 3 films for Nikkatsu:

• "Wife Collector" (1985) aka "Decaying Town" (his 3rd pinku).
• "Uniform Virgin: The Prey" (1986) aka "Explosion..." (his "Roman X" title)
• "Lolita: Vibrator Torture" (1987) aka "Secret Garden"

Links:

• "Wife Collector" restored for 2023 DVD (Tower Records)
• "Lolita: Vibrator Torture" on Impulse DVD.
• The Letterboxd list of "Roman X" titles.

Support our friends:

• Pink Cat Podcast (follow on Instagram)
• Perverse Permission Podcast

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We finally tracked down the VHS for "The Sekkan 3" aka "The Punishment 3: Euphoria" (1985), directed the "Goddess of Dominatrixes" Mary Aoi. This "Roman X" title for Nikkatsu is the final entry in the BDSM trilogy.

To celebrate her career, we also cover 2 Japanese Adult Videos (JAV) by her: 

• "24 Hours of Training: Cruel Edition" (1985) for V&R Planning
• "Mary Aoi's SM Diary: Yoko's Case" (1982) for Boxland (NSFW TMDB listing).

Links:

• Our previous episode on Mary Aoi
• Letterboxd list of "Roman X" (we have now seen 60)
• The Nawapedia article on Mary Aoi

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We celebrate the summer and Pride with 4 queer teachers from pink film:

• "Our School Abstinence" (1991): A gay pinku by by Satoru Kobayashi
• "Cold Gaze Friendship" (1994): Another gay pinku by Kobayashi.
• "Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians" (1992), directed by Takahisa Zeze
• "Lesbian School" (1987) from Nikkatsu

Links:

• Madoka Sawa, the gay lead and collaborator for Kobayashi, was also a signer. See Madoka's single from 1985, which was the theme song from "Twilight Narcy."
• Satoru Kobayashi's Gay Pinku (List of 46 films).

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For this episode, we cover 4 pink films with superheroes:

• "S&M Hunter" (1986) and "S&M Hunter: Begins" (1985)
• "The Assault: Lower Body Torture" (1989), featuring Chewbacca and aliens
• "Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman" (1979) by Masaru Konuma for Nikkatsu

Links:

• "S&M Hunter" to rent on Redemption TV.
• "S&M Hunter: Begins" to rent on Redemption TV or buy on DVD.

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We cover 3 fun (and wildly unethical) portrayals of nurses by Nikkatsu. These include:

1. "Koichiro Uno's Nurse's Dormitory" (1978), a comedy by Shōgorō Nishimura
2. "Masochist" (1985), a Roman X title
3. "Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic: Feel Good All Over Again" (1988), a manga adaptation by Mototsugu Watanabe.

Links:

• Order the 88 films blu-ray of "Tokyo Emmaneulle," for which Dakota wrote a booklet essay. Available through 88 films and Orbit DVD.
• For more manga adaptations by Nikkatsu, see this Letterboxd list.
• See this list of "Roman X" titles.

See you at the clinic! 

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Mary Aoi was the legendary Queen of the "Blue Chateau" BDSM nightclub (1980-87). After Nikkatsu turned her former sub Nami Matsukawa into a star (1982), Mary would help pioneer early "Roman X" in 1985. She expanded into pink film and AV, laying the groundwork for V&R Planning.

We cover:

• "The Sekkan 2" aka "The Punishment 2: Pleasure Edition" (1985) for Nikkatsu
• "The Abuse: Female Body Ikari Edition" (1987) for Nikkatsu
• "SM Madonna: Love/Abuse" (1987) for Million (her retirement film)
• "24 Hours of Training: Shock Edition" for V&R Planning (Adult Video)

Links:

• Mary Aoi's articles on SMPedia (Japanese) & Nawapedia (English)
• The DVD for "The Punishment: Extra Edition" (Tower Records).

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For our first bonus episode, we read a list of "Groper Train" titles. Many stops. Many fingers. Many ethical dilemmas. 

Link:

• "Groper Train" series (Letterboxd list)
• Our "Groper Train" episode.

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We watch (or ride) the "Groper Train" (or Chikan densha) series in a triple bill. Two are directed by Sachi Hamano. All three star the legendary Ryuji Yamamoto. 

• "Groper Train: I Like the Inside" (1989)
• "Groper Train: Beware of Miniskirts" (1988)
• "Groper Train: Full of Sex" (1988)

Links:

• Groper Train series (List)
• The extensive Japanese Wikipedia article on "Chikan."
• We cover "Sexy Timetrip Ninjas" ("Groper Train: Top Secret Production" in this episode.

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We cover 2 wrestling-themed pinku:

• Nikkatsu's "Beautiful Wrestler: Down for the Count" (1984)
• Gay Pinku: "Wrestle Mania" (1999)

Links:

• Chino Sato (佐藤ちの) acted in and choreographed "Beautiful Wrestler." Watch her 1980 match against teammate Mimi Hagiwara.
• Music by Beauty Pair, the tag team and music duo.
• Kuninori Yamazaki's 18 Gay Pinku (List)

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