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2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

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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 action-adventure, science-fiction-themed pink film directed by Minoru Kunizawa

Minoru Kunizawa

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. It was chosen as the fourth best pink film release of the year at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

. Other awards won by the film at the ceremony include Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress 3rd Place, and Best Cinematography. The story is a satire of the U.S. Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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X-Men

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Synopsis

A female high school student discovers she has supernatural powers during an attack. Her first use of her power is to vaporize her attacker. Years later, her powers manifest themselves whenever she is sexually aroused by her husband. She is transported to another dimension where she engages in nude battles with opponents. The role of Kageyama is played by Thunder Sugiyama, former IWA World Heavyweight Champion

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Cast

• Ruri Tachibana (橘瑠璃): Mai
• Kei Miyazawa (宮沢けい): Yuzuki
• Ryōko Asagi (麻木涼子): 弥愛
• Takashi Kubo (久保隆): Jun'ichi
• Tatsuo Kobayashi (小林達雄): Kasahara
• Thunder Sugiyama (ＴＨＵＮＤＥＲ杉山): Kageyama

Appraisal

Jasper Sharp writes that Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up is an "innovative and sexy" take on the X-Men story. The Japanese pink film community also gave the film high marks, naming it the 4th Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

. For their work on the film, the Pink Grand Prix also awarded Minoru Kunizawa for Best Director, Tatsurō Kashihara for Best Screenplay, Ruri Tachibana for Best Actress 3rd Place, and Takuya Hasegawa for Best Cinematography.

Availability

Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up was released theatrically on October 10, 2003. It was released on video the same year as Sex * Beast * Battle * Front, and Uplink released the film under that title on DVD on July 23, 2004.