While the pink film genre has certainly proven its versatility, both, formally and content-wise, the notion of blending pink film with the elements of a musical sounds quite outlandish at first glance. However, “Underwater Love”, directed by experienced filmmaker Shinji Imaoka, one of the “Seven Lucky Gods of Pink”, is a project which blends these two concepts into one, telling a story about love, death and how one is remembered in the minds of others. Supported by renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle, this co-production between Kokuei Company and the German studio Rapid Eye Movies is certainly an oddity among the vast array of pink film published after the genre experienced it rejuvenation some years ago.
“Underwater Love” is streaming on Mubi
Asuka (Sawa Masaki) works in a fish factory and is happily engaged to her boss, when, during an attempt to rescue one of the fish and returning it back to the ocean,...
“Underwater Love” is streaming on Mubi
Asuka (Sawa Masaki) works in a fish factory and is happily engaged to her boss, when, during an attempt to rescue one of the fish and returning it back to the ocean,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Saya Minami, Kenji Shimada, Kaori Kawabuchi, Kei Miura, Nozomi de Lencquesaing, Yoji Yamada, Sawa Masaki, Yasunari Kondo, Ten Miyazawa, Yûki Kuroda, Dylan Davies Tanaka, Dylan Heath, Ayumu Kawashima, Yumiko Dunk | Written by Bill Clare, Addison Heath, Dylan Heath, Jasmine Jakupi | Directed by Addison Heath, Jasmine Jakupi
I’ll be honest, I’m a Huge fan of writer/director Addison Heath’s work – from his script for Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla; to his fantastic directorial debut Under a Kaleidoscope (which I reviewed back in 2014 when it screened at that years MonsterFest); to his most recent film, the superb genre-bending Monda Yakuza; I have enjoyed each and ever one of his movies to no end. So how excited am I for with his latest opus, The Viper’s Hex, another film inspired by Far East cinema? Let’s just say a Lot!
Whilst his previous film, Mondo Yakuza, was clearly inspired by...
I’ll be honest, I’m a Huge fan of writer/director Addison Heath’s work – from his script for Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla; to his fantastic directorial debut Under a Kaleidoscope (which I reviewed back in 2014 when it screened at that years MonsterFest); to his most recent film, the superb genre-bending Monda Yakuza; I have enjoyed each and ever one of his movies to no end. So how excited am I for with his latest opus, The Viper’s Hex, another film inspired by Far East cinema? Let’s just say a Lot!
Whilst his previous film, Mondo Yakuza, was clearly inspired by...
- 11/27/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The official blog for the upcoming sex-themed omnibus film, Virgin, has been updated with a new trailer.
The film features three parts, each dealing with the general theme of the loss of virginity in the teens, 20s, and 30s, respectively.
“Kuchi-bakka” was directed by Fukushima-born filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi. Second-year high school student Midori Nakamura (Mutsumi Sato) starts a relationship with classmate Ichikawa (Kentaro Tamura), who was previously rejected by her older sister, Futaba (Yukie Kawamura). Midori worries that he may still prefer her sister, but she also has anxiety about being a virgin. In a moment of mutual indiscretion on Ichikawa’s birthday, she winds up having sex with him in Futaba’s bedroom.
“Gorgeous Princess!” was directed by Takuya Fukushima (Our Brief Eternity) and is described as a high tension love comedy. Plain-looking Azusa (Yuki Osaki) and popular character Rie (Erika Umeda) are part of an entertainment duo called “Gorgeous Princess!
The film features three parts, each dealing with the general theme of the loss of virginity in the teens, 20s, and 30s, respectively.
“Kuchi-bakka” was directed by Fukushima-born filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi. Second-year high school student Midori Nakamura (Mutsumi Sato) starts a relationship with classmate Ichikawa (Kentaro Tamura), who was previously rejected by her older sister, Futaba (Yukie Kawamura). Midori worries that he may still prefer her sister, but she also has anxiety about being a virgin. In a moment of mutual indiscretion on Ichikawa’s birthday, she winds up having sex with him in Futaba’s bedroom.
“Gorgeous Princess!” was directed by Takuya Fukushima (Our Brief Eternity) and is described as a high tension love comedy. Plain-looking Azusa (Yuki Osaki) and popular character Rie (Erika Umeda) are part of an entertainment duo called “Gorgeous Princess!
- 3/22/2012
- Nippon Cinema
[Our very sincere thanks to Screen International contributor, film translator and all purpose man of Japanese film Jason Gray for the following report from the set of Shinji Imaoka's Underwater Love.]
Just over a month ago I had the opportunity to visit the set of Shinji Imaoka's latest pink film production, Underwater Love (Onna no Kappa, 『おんなの河童』), shot by legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle (see previous Twitch post). Underwater Love marks Japanese production company Kokuei's 50th year in the pinku eiga business as well as their first foreign co-production, in partnership with Germany's Rapid Eye Movies.
I was picked up in front of famed indie cinema Theater Pole-Pole Higashi-Nakano by the film's publicity company staff and we were off to Lake Kasumigaura in Ibaraki Prefecture. I was joined on the 90km ride by Japanese cinema expert and former Tokyo animeOnline editor Bryan Hartzheim, who also happened to translate the shooting draft of the Underwater Love screenplay.
We turned off the highway, navigating local roads and rural routes until we finally arrived at the waterfront set. Lake Kasumigaura was much larger than I expected.
Just over a month ago I had the opportunity to visit the set of Shinji Imaoka's latest pink film production, Underwater Love (Onna no Kappa, 『おんなの河童』), shot by legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle (see previous Twitch post). Underwater Love marks Japanese production company Kokuei's 50th year in the pinku eiga business as well as their first foreign co-production, in partnership with Germany's Rapid Eye Movies.
I was picked up in front of famed indie cinema Theater Pole-Pole Higashi-Nakano by the film's publicity company staff and we were off to Lake Kasumigaura in Ibaraki Prefecture. I was joined on the 90km ride by Japanese cinema expert and former Tokyo animeOnline editor Bryan Hartzheim, who also happened to translate the shooting draft of the Underwater Love screenplay.
We turned off the highway, navigating local roads and rural routes until we finally arrived at the waterfront set. Lake Kasumigaura was much larger than I expected.
- 8/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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