Emperor Kiritsubo
An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Jiro está cansado de ver cómo su madre ejerce la prostitución con extranjeros. El chico vive junto a su madre y otras prostitutas en un pequeño burdel situado junto a la base aérea americana de Yokota. Cansado de los acontecimientos, Jiro planea robar una jugosa cantidad de dinero a su tía, prostituta de lujo, pero lo que inicialmente sería un sencillo robo, desembocará en una oleada de violencia. Polémica película sobre un hombre perturbado, que provocó el arresto de su director por parte de las autoridades japonesas.
The Dentist
While under sedation in a dentist's office, a young art student has sex fantasies about naked women, vampires and a beautiful patient he saw in the office.
Tetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a writer, his wife and his sister, after having spent a night out drinking and visiting sex shows. It underwent extensive censorship before the government would allow it to be released. About 20% of the film's original content was cut and this footage is now considered lost.
