A young woman finds herself following in her mother’s footsteps after a series of traumatic sexual experiences in Norifumi Suzuki’s erotic drama.
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Sex and Fury (不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶, Norifumi Suzuki,1973)
An orphaned daughter takes revenge against the corruptions of the late Meiji society in Norifumi Suzuki’s pinky violence classic.
Motoshinkakarannu (沖縄エロス外伝 モトシンカカランヌー, NDU, 1971)
The Nihon Documentarist Union visits Okinawa on the brink of its reversion and capture a sense of anxiety of those caught at a moment of transition.
School of the Holy Beast (聖獣学園, Norifumi Suzuki, 1974)
A young woman heads into the lions den in search of the truth of her past in Norifumi Suzuki’s feverish take on nunsploitation.
Judai no seiten / 十代の性典 (‘Teenage Sex Book’, 1953)
Obscure Japanese Film #114 Ayako Wakao When high school student Fusae (Yoko Minamida) is excused from PE one day due to having her perio...
Executioners (現代豪俠傳, Johnnie To & Tony Ching Siu-Tung, 1993)
The Heroic Trio find themselves scattered in a post-apocalyptic landscape in a much less hopeful sequel to Johnnie To’s comic book wuxia.
A Dangerous Age / 続十代の性典 / Zoku judai no seiten (1953)
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Blood of Revenge (明治侠客伝 三代目襲名, Tai Kato, 1965)
An earnest yakuza trying to walk a more legitimate path faces off against a thuggish businessman in Tai Kato’s late-Meiji ninkyo eiga.
Motherhood (母性, Ryuichi Hiroki, 2022)
A mother and daughter find their relationship forever frustrated by the roles placed upon them in Ryuichi Hiroki’s adaptation of the Kanae Minato novel.
Sakuga Espresso #8 – Lupin the 3rd (1971)
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This game / Suzuki Konomi
Anime 「No Game No Life」 Opening Theme Track #03 is a cover of a vocaloid song. — Tracklisting: #01 – This game #02 – Delighting #03 – Cyber…
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A splendid and highly atmospheric homage to the gothic icon called Dracula.
MORE GENPEI AKASEGAWA ART FROM 1971
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S4E7 - A Touch of Zen (1971)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we visit Taiwan to discuss of King Hu's most notable films, A Touch of Zen (1971). A seminal piece of the…
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Isao Takahata: GeGeGe no Kitaro (1971)
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Review—Mami Suzuki: Private Eye
Slow-burning character studies wrapped in mysteries that originate with people grappling with real-life problems.
Pick of the Week: Suzuki, Snoopy and Porsches
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INCREDIBLE FIRST-EVER MANGA TRANSLATED IN 1971
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Kounodori : Doctor Stork by Suzuki Yuuju
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The Pledge (博奕打ち外伝, Kosaku Yamashita, 1972)
The gangster code slowly consumes series of men each trying to do the right thing but hamstrung by the actions of others in Kosaku Yamashita’s yakuza tragedy.
Song of the Horse / 馬の詩 / Uma no uta (1971)
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The Age of Assassins (殺人狂時代, Kihachi Okamoto, 1967)
A mild-mannered professor is dragged into an international conspiracy in Kihachi Okamoto’s absurdist adventure.
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Episode 43 - Prof. Tessa Morris-Suzuki (ANU)
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Single review: “This game” by Konomi Suzuki
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AD. Police by Suzuki Toshimichi / Tony Takezaki
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The Blossom and the Sword (日本侠花伝, Tai Kato, 1973)
A young woman defies the expectations of a patriarchal society in resisting the rising militarism of the Taisho society in Tai Kato’s historical epic.
The Asian Angel (アジアの天使, Yuya Ishii, 2021)
The lonely souls of Japan and Korea are brought together by angelic intervention in Yuya Ishii’s wistful drama
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The History of Mushi Pro – 06 – Towards the World Masterpiece Theater (1971-1973)
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Sexual Drive (性的衝動, Kota Yoshida, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]
A strange spirit of sexual liberation visits three troubled couples in Kota Yoshida’s odyssey of food-themed eroticism.
Legend of the Cat Monster (麗猫伝説, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1983)
A young writer falls prey to the dream of cinema while tasked with convincing a reclusive actress to return to the silver screen in Obayashi’s gothic tale of…
Mermaid Legend (人魚伝説, Toshiharu Ikeda, 1984)
When her husband is murdered by shady businessmen and she’s framed for the crime, a wife plots bloody revenge in Toshiharu Ikeda’s supernaturally charged thriller.
「商業vs同人」から「開かれた公的表現vs閉ざされた私的表現」へ
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A full run through the King Crimson discography: Part 5 (Islands, 1971)
These guys keep you guessing, don’t they? After the Lizard lineup of King Crimson fell apart, the band reformed now with singer/bassist Boz Burrell (later way more famously…
A Touch of Zen (俠女, King Hu, 1971)
A hapless scholar finds new purpose after falling for a woman on the run in King Hu’s spiritually-inflected wuxia tale of flight and enlightenment
Sweet Secret / 甘い秘密 / Amai himitsu (1971)
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A Confucian Confusion (獨立時代, Edward Yang, 1994)
A collection of conflicted urbanites find themselves lost in a rapidly changing society in Edward Yang’s bitterly ironic social drama.
The Dishwasher Squad (洗碗天團, Shum Sek-yin, 2021)
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Love Live! Sunshine!!’s Aina Suzuki Debut Album
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Love Live! Sunshine!!’s Aina Suzuki Debut Album
Aina Suzuki is best-known voice role thus far has been for Love Live! Sunshine!! In it, Aina plays Mari Ohara, a third-year student at Uranohoshi High School who…
Wonderful Paradise (脳天パラダイス, Masashi Yamamoto, 2020)
An impromptu going away party descends into a psychedelic rave of death and rebirth in Yamamoto’s defiantly surreal nighttime odyssey
Comic Update: 金曜日の天使
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Sympathy for the Underdog (博徒外人部隊, Kinji Fukasaku, 1971)
A displaced post-war gangster relocates to Okinawa where the conditions of the occupation are stil very much in play in Fukasaku’s proto-jitsuroku yakuza drama
Telepathy (以心伝心) and Other Coincidences (奇遇)
I was writing to a former intern at Japan Subculture Research Center, Fresca, and asked her to send me her thesis to read---just as she mailed me. I…