Kandagawa Pervert Wars
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is a 1983 Japanese pink film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
who would later go on to a career directing mainstream horror films.
's Kandagawa area, uses a telescope to spy on her neighbors in between lovemaking sessions with her boyfriend. When she finds what seems to be an incestuous relationship between a mother and son, she decides, with her boyfriend and her friend Masami, to rescue the son from this predicament and introduce him to a "healthy sex life."
was one of a number of young Japanese filmmakers, several associated with Nikkatsu
, who belonged to a production organization called the Director's Company
which had been founded in 1982. Through the influence of fellow Director's Company member Banmei Takahashi
, Kiyoshi was offered a chance to direct a pink film for Million Film
. This film became Kandagawa Pervert Wars with its references to Alfred Hitchcock
's Rear Window
, inventive directorial devices, playful mannerisms and in-joke allusions to Kurosawa's favorite western films. Jasper Sharp suggests that the studio was less than delighted with the result and Million shelved his second pink film effort College Girl: Shameful Seminar as not sexy enough. Kurosawa was able to buy the footage and reworked it into the 1985 non-pink film The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl.
The cast and staff of Kandagawa Pervert Wars present a kaleidoscope of figures who would become an important part of film making in Japan in the 1990s and later. These include Chief Assistant Director Toshiyuki Mizutani, Second Assistant Director Masayuki Suo
who also had a minor role in the film, Third Assistant Director Akihiko Shiota
, and actor Tatsuya Mori
.
Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser praise the "witty dialogue and very likable characters" and give the film a 3 star rating (out of four).
and published as a DVD on April 26, 2004 by AceDeuce .
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...
who would later go on to a career directing mainstream horror films.
Synopsis
A young girl, Akiko, in a tenement block in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
's Kandagawa area, uses a telescope to spy on her neighbors in between lovemaking sessions with her boyfriend. When she finds what seems to be an incestuous relationship between a mother and son, she decides, with her boyfriend and her friend Masami, to rescue the son from this predicament and introduce him to a "healthy sex life."
Cast
- Usagi Asō as Akiko
- Makoto Yoshino / Makoto Mino as Masami
- Houen Kishino as the Son
- Miiko Sawaki / Mimi Sawaki as the Mother
- Tatsuya MoriTatsuya Moriis a Japanese documentary filmmaker, TV director and author.-Career:Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Mori graduated from Rikkyo University, where he appeared in the student films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After graduating, he tried acting and even appeared in Kurosawa's feature debut, the pink film...
as Ryō (Akiko's Boyfriend) - Masayuki SuoMasayuki Suois a Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?.According to Suo:- Life and career :...
as the Apartment Manager
Background
Kiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi 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...
was one of a number of young Japanese filmmakers, several associated with 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:...
, who belonged to a production organization called the Director's Company
Director's Company
was a Japanese film production company created in 1982 to provide a venue outside the major studio system for young proven filmmakers to grow artistically...
which had been founded in 1982. Through the influence of fellow Director's Company member Banmei Takahashi
Banmei Takahashi
is a Japanese film director. Takashi started his career in the pink film industry, making his directorial debut in 1972 with Escaped Rapist Criminal. Due to a disagreement with his producer, Takahashi quit the film industry for a couple years...
, Kiyoshi was offered a chance to direct a pink film for Million Film
Million Film
was one of the early independent studios which produced pink films. Along with OP Eiga, Shintōhō, Kantō and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Million Film was one of the most influential on the genre during its first decade...
. This film became Kandagawa Pervert Wars with its references to Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's Rear Window
Rear Window
Rear Window is a 1954 American suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes and based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder"...
, inventive directorial devices, playful mannerisms and in-joke allusions to Kurosawa's favorite western films. Jasper Sharp suggests that the studio was less than delighted with the result and Million shelved his second pink film effort College Girl: Shameful Seminar as not sexy enough. Kurosawa was able to buy the footage and reworked it into the 1985 non-pink film The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl.
The cast and staff of Kandagawa Pervert Wars present a kaleidoscope of figures who would become an important part of film making in Japan in the 1990s and later. These include Chief Assistant Director Toshiyuki Mizutani, Second Assistant Director Masayuki Suo
Masayuki Suo
is a Japanese film director. He is perhaps best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, 1992's Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and 1996's Shall We Dance?.According to Suo:- Life and career :...
who also had a minor role in the film, Third Assistant Director Akihiko Shiota
Akihiko Shiota
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
, and actor Tatsuya Mori
Tatsuya Mori
is a Japanese documentary filmmaker, TV director and author.-Career:Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Mori graduated from Rikkyo University, where he appeared in the student films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After graduating, he tried acting and even appeared in Kurosawa's feature debut, the pink film...
.
Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser praise the "witty dialogue and very likable characters" and give the film a 3 star rating (out of four).
Availability
Kandagawa Pervert Wars was released theatrically in Japan in August 1983 by Million FilmMillion Film
was one of the early independent studios which produced pink films. Along with OP Eiga, Shintōhō, Kantō and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Million Film was one of the most influential on the genre during its first decade...
and published as a DVD on April 26, 2004 by AceDeuce .