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)

Links:

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

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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.

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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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For this episode, we cover 4 of Nikkatsu's "Live Shooting" titles for home video:

• "Izumi Shima's Swapping (Secret) Reipu Lesson" (1982)
• "Devil's Body" (1987) and HIV/AIDS metaphors
• "Kaori Aso: The Orgasm" (1987): mermaid?
• "Dream's Labyrinth" (1988), which riffs on "Nightmare on Elm Street."

Links:

• Nikkatsu "Live Shooting series" (Letterboxd list)
• Nikkatsu's upcoming DVD of "Devil's Body" (Tower Records)
• Show Me Something Wrong's episode on "Red Account: My Bloody Angel" (1988). Made by the same crew as "Dream's Labyrinth," this film is the most-watched Live Shooting title and was exported.

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