We celebrate the summer and Pride with 4 queer teachers from pink film:"Our School Abstinence" (1991): A gay pinku by by Satoru Kobayashi"

For this episode, we cover 4 pink films with superheroes:"S&M Hunter" (1986) and "S&M Hunter: Begins" (1985)

We cover 3 fun (and wildly unethical) portrayals of nurses by Nikkatsu. These include:"Koichiro Uno's Nurse's Dormitory" (1978), a comedy by Shōgorō Nishimura...

Mary Aoi was the legendary Queen of the "Blue Chateau" BDSM nightclub (1980-87). After Nikkatsu turned her former sub Nami Matsukawa into a star (1982), Mary would help pioneer early "Roman X" in 1985. She expanded into pink film and AV, laying...

For our first bonus episode, we read a list of "Groper Train" titles. Many stops. Many fingers. Many ethical dilemmas. Link:"Groper Train" series ...

We watch (or ride) the "Groper Train" (or Chikan densha) series in a triple bill. Two are directed by Sachi Hamano. All three star the legendary Ryuji Yamamoto. "

We cover 2 wrestling-themed pinku:Nikkatsu's "Beautiful Wrestler: Down for the Count" (1984)Gay Pinku: "

For this episode, we cover 4 of Nikkatsu's "Live Shooting" titles for home video:"Izumi Shima's Swapping (Secret) Reipu Lesson" (1982)

We cover three unhinged lesbian / yuri films: "Sayaka VS Chiyo-kun: Abnormal Lesbian (1989) by Sachi Hamano"

We cover two gay pinku by Kuninori Yamazaki: "The Ultimate Masturbation" (2016) and "Monochrome" (1996). Called the ...

We cover three birth/pregnancy-themed pinku: "Abortion" (1966) by Masao Adachi, the Roman X title, "The Birth" (1986), and Shintoho's "

We cover three "time-travel" pinku: "Sexy Timetrip Ninjas" (1984), "Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax<...

We cover Naomi Tani's films, "Rope Cosmetology" (1978) and "Wet Vase" (1976). We give context to the directors (Shōgorō Nishimura, Masaru Konuma) and Nikkatsu's BDSM line (by writer Oniroku Dan). Links:

We cover the 5 Gay Pinku of Hisayasu Satô: "Temptation of the Mask" (1987), "Muscle" (1989), "Bondage Ecstasy" (1989), "Hunters’ Sense of Touch" (1995), and "The Fetist" (1998); in addition to his underseen Gay Pinku as AD: "Youth Hunting" (198...

We get classier-than-Criterion by covering 2 of Wakamatsu's black and white pinku. The kids are truly not alright. Specifically, "Violated Angels" (1967) is based on Richard Speck. 

Angel rain! We cover Gaira's Guts Trilogy: "Entrails of a Virgin" (Guts of a Virgin), "Entrails of a Beautiful Woman" (Guts of a Beauty), and the unofficial third, "Rusted Body" (Guts of a Virgin III). We also mention 2 other "slasher" films by...

We highlight two of the most unhinged films of Nikkatsu - that both feature Erina Miyai. "Zoom In: Sex Apartments" is a Giallo from Toshiharu Ikeda - whereas "Sex Hunter" (1980) is a loose riff on "Suspiria" by Naosuke Kurosawa.Links:

We cover Sachi's Hamano's "Blazing Men" and "Ritual to Call Summer." Experience a doctor who should lose his license (played by "Mr. Pink" Yutaka Ikejima); followed by a villain with a conscience (Ryuji Yamamoto). Links:...

Inspired by the 88 Films release of "Sweden Porno: Blonde Animal" (1972), we cover all 6 films of the series. This includes our favorite, "The House of Beasts" but also "Forest of Beastly Desire," "Desire First Sex Experience," "The Writhing Be...

We discuss Nikkatsu's launch of "Roman X" with the double bill of "Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice" and "Taboo X: Perversion" in 1985. Both films are true crime stories, based on the Colleen Stan kidnapping and Issei Sagawa respectively. We al...

Starting with "Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon" (1971), we cover the 29 films of Nikkatsu's iconic series and actresses such as Kazuko Shirakawa and Junko Miyashita. We also go over "Apartment Wife" Adult Video, Roman X, TV dramas, and ...