Chapter 1: The Japanese Sex Film: Art or Industry?
An introduction to the world of pinku eiga, some facts, some definitions and a brief historical overview, looking at the state of the modern distribution network and who actually watches these films.
Chapter 2: Sex, Censorship and Other Positions of Power: New Ways of Looking
Is the pink film art or pornography? What is pornography anyway, and does it mean the same in Japan as over here? An introduction to Japan's obscenity laws and censorship history, within the context of the international development of erotic cinema.
Chapter 3: Ama Glamour and the Rise of the Flesh Actress
An overview of the output of Shintoho in the 50s, who introduced nudity to Japanese screens with films such as those in the Ama, or Girl Diver movies such as Girl Divers at Spook Mansion and Revenge of the Pearl Queen.
Chapter 4: The Birth of the Eroduction
The beginnings of the pink genre in 1962 with Satoru Kobayashi's Flesh Market and Koji Seki's legendary female Tarzan films and the formation of Kokuei, Okura Productions and the new Shintoho.
Chapter 5: Pioneers of the Pink Film
Introducing the early trailblazers of the pink film world and their work - Kan Mukai, Koji Seki, Satoru Kobayashi, Mamoru Watanabe and Shinya Yamamoto.
Chapter 6: Pinkos in Pink
Pink gets political. This chapter investigates how the pink film came to echo the radicalism of ultra-leftist groups on the streets of Tokyo, and details the political landscape of the era.
Chapter 7: Emerging from the Underground: Wakamatsu Pro
We investigate the major role played by Koji Wakamatsu and his coterie in bringing avant-garde pop culture, porn and politics to a wider market.
Chapter 8: Eiga / Kakumei: The Story of Masao Adachi
A survey of the radical films of Wakamatsu's partner-in-crime Masao Adachi.
Chapter 9: The Golden Dawn of the New Porn: Nikkatsu's Roman Porno
The sex film goes mass market in Japan, with the birth of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno line in 1971.
Chapter 10: Roman Porno: The Films, Their Makers and Their Stars
A closer look at some of Nikkatsu's top Roman Porno directors and their films.
Chapter 11: Eros International
International co-productions and international distribution - was the pink film ever a purely Japanese phenomenon?
Chapter 12: I Am Curious (Pink) - An Industry in Flux
The pink film underwent significant changes in the 70s, with the arrival of Roman Porno, and yet its output remained as strong as ever. A look at the major production companies of the decade, their staff and their films.
Chapter 13: The Decade of Excess
Japanese sex films became renowned for their excessive depictions of violence, rape and sadomasochism, but was it always this way, or was this a purely 80s development, and if so, why?
Chapter 14: The Four Devils and the Pink Nouvelle Vague
The renaissance of the pink film in the early 90s, following the death of Roman Porno and the arrival of Adult Video.
Chapter 15: The Devils Themselves....
An overview of the films of the directors known as the Four Devils: Kazuhiro Sano, Hisayasu Sato, Toshiki Sato and Takahisa Zeze.
Chapter 16: Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
The modern-day audience for the pink film is more diverse than one might expect. This chapter looks at female viewers, female directors and the gay sub-sector of the pink film genre.
Chapter 17: 21st Century Girl and the Seven Lucky Gods
The latest new wave of pink directors known as the Seven Lucky Gods, including Mitsuru Meike, Shinji Imaoka and Yuji Tajiri have captured the attention of a new generation of audiences and have had their works screened widely abroad. But are they a continuation of or a reaction against their predecessors the Four Devils?
Chapter 18: Final Curtain?
In the era of DVD and the internet, is there still a market for the theatrical sex films, and where might the industry be heading in the future?
Appendices: - List of Japanese titles, cast and credits and DVD availability.
- Bibliography.
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