We cover Pink Line Vol. 1 (out now from Vinegar Syndrome & Melusine):

• "Re-Wind" aka "Celluloid Nightmares"
• "Lustmord" aka "Pleasure Kill"
• "Love Letter in the Sand" aka "Pervert Ward: Torturing the White Uniform"

We also recommend:

• Our commentary track for the "Sex and Fury" Blu-ray (now available on Terracotta).
• Our new episode on the Sin Syndicate about "The Bite"
• Kani's release of "Pink Cut" & "Top Stripper"

Other notes:

• Shigetoshi Ishikawa (Eiji in Lustmord) is now a kimono designer (see @iroca.jp)
• Maya Shiraki (Love Letter) stars in Nikkatsu's "Dirty Pilgrimage to the West" (see DVD on Tower Records)

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We screened a rare Nikkatsu Roman Porno and want to thank:

• Circa: Queer Histories Festival for accepting this (One Institute)
• WHAMMY! Analog Media for hosting this
• JingiMinami for the beautiful subtitles

Also shoutout to our friends:

• "What's My Thesis" podcast (and episodes with Dakota & Chris)
• LEVANA & Bjork for championing this film

If a film with 25 Letterboxd logs, no blu-ray, and no subtitles can play Los Angeles; anything should be possible!

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We cover two takes on Sada Abe: "A Woman Called Sada Abe" (1975) by Noboru Tanaka for Nikkatsu and "In the Realm of the Senses" (1976) by Nagisa Ōshima. 

Find us on:

• Our "Sex & Fury" audio commentary for Klubb Super 8.
• The screening of "Shinjuku Midnight Story: Man and Woman" (Oct. 19)

Other links:

• The Film Movement trailer for "A Woman Called Sada Abe"
• A 1968 clip of Sada Abe (YouTube)
• "Love and Crime" (Blu-ray), which includes Sada Abe and her story.

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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)
• Our "Sex & Fury" audio commentary for Klubb Super 8.
• "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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