Militants of the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp, held a rally in gaza city on tuesday to celebrate a week of truce between israel and h. Sex jack, seizoku, released in 1970, is a film made by japanese director koji wakamatsu plot summary. A 1976 interview with director nagisa oshima and actors fuji and eiko matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a. The second wakamatsu film released by image entertainment and the american cinematheque is go, go second time virgin, which was shot in a remarkable four days, and released three years before ecstasy of the angels. Koji wakamatsu interview translated to english in extras was also interesting. The young excon and former yakuza enforcer started producing work in the mid60s at an astonishing rate of more than 20 films in three years, when the genre was still illdefined and before the big studios turned to it to reverse their failing. While they are hiding, all but the thief take turns having sex with an unhappy and perhaps unwilling girl who has had the misfortune to get involved with them. Japanese film director koji wakamatsu has died in hospital after being hit by a taxi, media reported thursday. Koji wakamatsu was born in the tohoku region of japan, north of tokyo, on april 1, 1936. He has also worked with frequent kitamura collaborators yudai yamaguchi and yuji shimomura, and also with sion sono and koji wakamatsu. With an endless supply of popular pinku films with awesomely exploitative titles like the embryo hunts in secret 1966, violated angels 1967 and ecstasy of the angels 1972 to his name, delving into wakamatsu s filmography is a challenge.
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While cutting edge cinema has long been the terrain of art house cinemas, no country can lay a claim to stranger art films than japan. A 1976 interview with director nagisa oshima and actors fuji and eiko matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer hayao shibata, line producer koji wakamatsu. Koji wakamatsu film director, film story contributor, tv director, film editor, person, deceased person, person or entity appearing in film, film producer, award winner, film writer. Interview clip with japanese director koji wakamatsu, taken from under the skin, a documentary about japanese counterculture in the sixties. Koji wakamatsus go, go second time virgin offscreen. Koji wakamatsu is a familiar name for those that enjoy the darker and sleazier side of japanese cinema. Buy outlaw masters of japanese film first edition by d. Death matters nothing, his resistance will not be forgotten. Interview with koji wakamatsu it really is a great pity that my movies from the 60s. Never one to shy away from controversy koji wakamatsu released violated angels shortly after the real life killing spree of richard speck, from which the film draws its inspiration. Koji wakamatsu directorial debut sweet trap production 1963 by. One part art house, one part grindhouse, this classic wakamatsu film was made right after he left nikkatsu the studio behind a slew of crimenoir pictures and famous for. The film shows the effects of lsd on rats in a laboratory, including catatonia.
Find films and movies featuring koji wakamatsu on allmovie. The man was born in miyagi prefecture in the north of japan before dropping out of agricultural school, some say following a physical altercation, moving to tokyo at age seventeen, joining the yakuza and landing in prison for a year as a consequence. He is best known for his role in ryuhei kitamuras cult film, versus. Japanese director koji wakamatsu, whose film career started in pornography and ended in acclaimed independent productions, died this evening after being hit. Pink film pioneer koji wakamatsu looks back at his career and the new challenges he is aching to still take on. Particular praise should go to the interview with koji wakamatsu, who passed away recently, and was far and. Koji wakamatsu reflects on his career in final interview before his. The 60s are definitely over in director koji wakamatsus outrageous look at the. So youll find films like i am sono sion, bicycle sighs or the room. Interview clip with japanese director koji wakamatsu from under the skin, a documentary about japanese counterculture in the 60s, included as a bonus feature on watch koji wakamatsu interview online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Koji wakamatsus revenge tale brings the two genres together, pumping new life into them both. The second wakamatsu film released by image entertainment and the american cinematheque is go, go second time virgin, which was shot in a remarkable four. Set in the near future, a small gang of revolutionary students are hidden away by a smalltime thief. Director wakamatsu shogun watch free jav online streaming. Leading the experimental pack is director koji wakamatsu, whose bizarre career spans from the early 60s to the late 90s and threatens to make the work of contemporaries like seijun suzuki branded to kill look almost genteel in comparison. On their way back from cannes film festival in 1971, filmmakers wakamatsu koji and adachi masao visited lebanon to meet the japans red army faction and. A film that won shinobu terajima the silver bear award for best actress at the 2010 berlin film festival, caterpillar is at heart a powerful indictment of japans militaristic, nationalistic past. Albert hofmann who suffered similar symptoms after exposing himself to synthesized lsd in the 1930s. Interview with koji wakamatsu it really is a great pity that my movies from the 60s have been the most noticed ones. With an endless supply of popular pinku films with awesomely exploitative titles like the embryo hunts in secret 1966, violated angels 1967 and ecstasy of the angels 1972 to his name, delving into wakamatsus filmography is a challenge. Recalling the film in 2003, in the realm of the senses. By tom mes a true filmmaker doesnt make films from the point of view of those in power. The film was sweet trap, a softcore pornography feature. He worked on erotic films before moving into more explicitly political fare, but a social and political awareness was apparent.
One of the leaders of pink cinema, koji wakamatsu has always been concerned with the history of student protest movements. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In a rare and most informing interview included on this dvd for which i give five stars director wakamatsu koji says plainly and with conviction that his movies. Interview clip with japanese director koji wakamatsu, taken from under the skin, a documentary about japanese counterculture in the sixties, included as a bonus feature on the children of the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. According to tbs, wakamatsu was hit by a taxi in tokyos shinjuku ward at around 10 p. There is quite a bit of nudity, part of the story, but a little unusual for a movie produced in that era. Wakamatsu meaning and origin of the name wakamatsu. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Grandfather of the japanese sex film koji wakamatsu pioneered the pinku genre with films like skeleton in the closet kabe no naka no himegoto, 1965 and violated angels okasareta hakui, 1967, his work becoming increasingly sadistic with the spirit of the times with the likes of torture chronicles. Particular praise should go to the interview with koji wakamatsu, who passed away. Director koji wakamatsus historical epic united red army attempts to dramatize the lengthy, byzantine history of the titular cadre, an slalike militant terrorist group that formed in japan in the late 60s as an offshoot of its countrys student protest movement and attacked various sectors of japanese society. Interview with koji wakamatsu eigagogo exploring japanese. Softcore sex film psychological drama erotic thriller erotic drama.
More than any other films, those made by koji wakamatsu in the 1960s and 70s are deeply rooted in the political and social upheavals of the era in japan. Hes evoked in few pinku eiga and the main carachter of koji wakamatsus when the embryo goes hunting. My top 10 koji wakamatsu films, with a brief discussion on the director himself. The man was born in miyagi prefecture in the north of japan before dropping out of agricultural school, some say following a physical altercation, moving to tokyo at age seventeen. He also produced nagisa oshimas controversial film in the realm of the senses 1976. Koji wakamatsu, japanese filmmaker born april 1, 1936, miyagi prefecture, japandied oct. Bafta in talks with uk distributors to bring in emergency eligibility rules for film awards exclusive. Hes evoked in few pinku eiga and the main carachter of koji wakamatsus when the embryo. Koji wakamatsu celebrity profile check out the latest koji wakamatsu photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Koji wakamatsu reflects on his career in final interview. Naked bullet portrays young yakuza sho who, with his lover, plans to escape his life, but instead, the two are tricked into coming back to the gang, and are horribly punished for their transgression. Taking a break from his johnny wadd series, director bob chinn took another stab at film noir with love slaves, a hardcore remake of a japanese scifi film on dvd from vinegar syndrome. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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