Female Cats (film)
Encyclopedia
is a 1983
Japan
ese film in Nikkatsu
's Roman porno series, directed by Shingo Yamashiro
and starring Ai Saotome.
was best known as an actor, having debuted in 1957. He appeared in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, and one of his better-known appearance for Western audiences is in Kiyoshi Kurosawa
's Sweet Home (1989).
In his Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema, Jasper Sharp uses Female Cats as an example of the range of themes possible in the Roman Porno genre, calling it an Argento
-esque thriller. In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers compliment Yamashiro's direction as the best thing about the film. They write that he, "goes the extra mile to compose many astonishingly good-looking sequences, punctuated by some creatively stylish camerawork." A lesbian shower sequence between Mineko and Sachiko is singled out for praise. The scene is shot from the shower faucet's point of view, through a spray of water. However they fault the film's unimaginative script and its "lurid plot".
1983 in film
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film in Nikkatsu
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
's Roman porno series, directed by Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
was a Japanese television and film actor.Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born , but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957....
and starring Ai Saotome.
Synopsis
Innocent female doctor Mineko was seduced by Sachiko, an aggressive lesbian, in her younger days. Mineko begins dating a male coworker, and accepts an invitation to a party at the home of a transvestite patient. Sachiko comes out of Mineko's past, enraged with jealousy, and begins tormenting Mineko and her boyfriend.Cast
- Ai Saotome: Mineko Kagami
- Sachiko Itō: Kotoe Hiratsuka
- Koichi Iwaki: Shari
- Hiroshi Nawa: Tarō Iruka
- Kōji Minakami: Mamoru Iruka
- Akiyoshi Fukae: Takehiko Ōbayashi
- Yoshishige Ōtsuka: Eiko Kanzaki
- Yoshishige Ōtsuka: Akiko Kanzaki
- 美露: Tommy
- Mitsu Senda: Jōji
- Kotomi Aoki: Akane Minakawa
- Mariko Nishina: Hiromi
- Keiichi Satō: Mikami
- Ryūji Katagiri: Abe
- Madoka Sawa: Julie
- Akira Takahashi: Keiji
- Hiromichi Nakahara: Movie star
Critical appraisal
Female Cats director Shingo YamashiroShingo Yamashiro
was a Japanese television and film actor.Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born , but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957....
was best known as an actor, having debuted in 1957. He appeared in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, and one of his better-known appearance for Western audiences is in Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre.-Biography:Born in Kobe on July 19, 1955, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is not related to director Akira Kurosawa...
's Sweet Home (1989).
In his Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema, Jasper Sharp uses Female Cats as an example of the range of themes possible in the Roman Porno genre, calling it an Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
-esque thriller. In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers compliment Yamashiro's direction as the best thing about the film. They write that he, "goes the extra mile to compose many astonishingly good-looking sequences, punctuated by some creatively stylish camerawork." A lesbian shower sequence between Mineko and Sachiko is singled out for praise. The scene is shot from the shower faucet's point of view, through a spray of water. However they fault the film's unimaginative script and its "lurid plot".