Two in the Pinku

Get your sunglasses ready for "The Films of Hisayasu Satô: Volume #2 - An Aria on Gazes / Love - Zero = Infinity", out now from Vinegar Syndrome & Melusine. 

Catch us on:
Our video essay "Queer Nikkatsu" on the Klubb Super 8 Blu-ray for "Desire: First Sex Experience."Or, get the box set with all the series.

Dakota's Essay for "Kyrie Eleison" on Vol. 3
Non-pinku recs:
"Bye Bye Love" from Kani, featuring pink actors in an underseen queer classic
Pre-order "The Sexploiters" & "Raw Love" from Kinocult, with commentaries by The Sin Syndicate

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Happy New Year! As a year-end wrap-up, we cover 2 Sachi Hamano films. These were released by early Xces to Nikkatsu theaters and survived on VHS:
"The Real Big Tits" [ザ・本番 巨乳いかす！]
"Groper Train: Push It Deep!" [痴漢電車 奥まで押し込め！] (Internet Archive).
We recommend:
Los Angeles: "Re-Wind" screening at American Cinematheque (Jan. 11)
The Sweden Poruno box-set from Klubb Super 8"Sex and Fury" still has standard copies (with our commentary!)
Or individual titles "House of the Beast" and "Drops of Honey" on DiabolikDVD

Rare films from a Japanese collector on the Internet Archive (updated daily!).
Dakota's essay on "Tokyo Emmanuelle" (88 Films or Orbit DVD).
Also, thank you to Ryan & Jared for the shoutouts on the recent "Wild Side" episode! Follow us on Letterboxd: Chris & Dakota
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In a special Christmas episode, we gather around and celebrate:
"Erotic Ghost Story: Female Ghost in Heat" (1995): A ghost haunts a hospital and reveals her holiday backstory. Dir. Satoru Kobayashi [色欲怪談 発情女ゆうれい]. Okura Eiga.
"The Sacrifice" (1986): A masochist learns the proper way to decorate a Christmas tree. Dir. Gô Ijuuin. [ザ・生贄]. Nikkatsu Roman X.
"Matchless Girl: Fully Willing" (1985): Will nuns save their church in time for Christmas? Dir. Yojiro Takita. [絶倫ギャル やる気ムンムン]. Nikkatsu Roman Porno. 
We recommend:
The Sweden Poruno box-set from Klubb Super 8.Individual titles "House of the Beast" & "Drops of Honey" are on DiabolikDVD.

Non-pinku: the amazing "WILDHEART: The Leslie Winston Collection" Blu-ray from Ultra Flesh Archives. 
Pinku mystery: Hisayasu Satō is credited as both an Assistant Director and actor on "Matchless Girl." Who does he play?In the spirit of giving :)Follow us on Letterboxd: Chris & Dakota
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We wander through men, garden gnomes, and "sailor suits" by covering all 3 of the "Lesbians in Uniforms" trilogy (1983-84).
Lesbians in Uniforms [セーラー服 百合族], dir. Hiroyuki Nasu
Lesbians in Uniforms 2 [セーラー服 百合族2]
Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3 [ＯＬ百合族 19歳], dir. Shusuke Kaneko
We recommend:
Pre-order Klubb Super 8's "Sweden Poruno" box-set.
Or, pre-order "House of the Beast" & "Drops of Honey" on DiabolikDVD
Non-pinku: the amazing "WILDHEART: The Leslie Winston Collection" Blu-ray from Ultra Flesh Archives. 
Third Window's "The Angel Guts Collection" on DiabolikDVD.
Links:
Natsuko Yamamoto's song (YouTube) and album (Discogs).
Kaoru Oda's 3 "Live Shooting" titles for Nikkatsu as an undercover reporter (DVDs on her Tower Records page).
Queering Nikkatsu Roman Porno (Letterboxd list)
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We gush about Kani Releasing's "Pink Cut" & "Top Stripper" blu-ray. Yoshimitsu Morita directed these two Nikkatsu Roman Porno; and it was vital for the careers of both of its ADs (Hiroyuki Nasu & Shusuke Kaneko).Recommendations:
Our audio commentary on "Sex and Fury" for Klubb Super 8 (Limited edition running low).
Us on the live show "Re-Connected" (Disc-Connected)! 
Watch the cast of "Top Stripper" go dark for "White Rose Campus" (Impulse DVD) - just months before.
Links:
The Red Suntory Whiskey ad (YouTube), whose slogan inspired Pink Cut's title.
AD Shusuke Kaneko's memories of "Pink Cut" (Livedoor blog).
Music by Pink Cut lead Mayumi Terashima (YouTube).

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