Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior
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aka Molester's Train: Dirty Behavior and is a 1993
Japan
ese pink film directed by Hisayasu Satō
under the pseudonym Hisakazu Hata. Future director, Shinji Imaoka
worked on the project as assistant director, and prolific screenwriter Kyōko Godai wrote the film. It was named the second best pink film release of the year at the annual Pink Grand Prix
.
started the long-running Molester's Train series at Shintōhō. The original series ran for twelve episodes between 1982 and 1985, and was in a light-comic vein similar to early U.S. nudie-cuties such as Russ Meyer
's The Immoral Mr. Teas
(1959). The popularity of the "Molester" theme led other pink film studios to create their own versions of the series. When they decided to resurrect the series in 1993, Shintōhō chose to go in an entirely different direction by hiring controversial, cult-film director Hisayasu Satō
to helm the project.
[ Hisayasu Satō
's] usual sadistic gorefests", and that his fans, "may be disappointed that there is nary a rape, whipping, or bloody tooth extraction in sight". The review speculates that the softening in tone from Satō may be a result of the input from Kyōko Godai. Godai is a prolific pink film screenwriter, and wife of actor-director Yutaka Ikejima
.
In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers note that in Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior, Satō shows none of his characteristic cinematic brutality. They write of his comparatively tamer films with Godai, "Some praise Sato for the change, while other lose interest in his career". Nevertheless, Jasper Sharp writes that Satō's film still has an austere tone which is completely different in style from Yōjirō Takita's light-hearted Molester Train films. Sharp notes that Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior exhibits many of Satō's usual interests, including a sequence employing a "disorienting labyrinth of gazes" involving the young male molester, his films, his victim on the train, another molester's victim, and the audience. The audience is given little help in how to interpret the proceedings. "Who do we identify with," Sharp asks, "molester, molested or cameraman, or do we remain just a detached observer?"
1993 in film
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
Japan
Japan
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ese pink film directed by Hisayasu Satō
Hisayasu Sato
is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle...
under the pseudonym Hisakazu Hata. Future director, Shinji Imaoka
Shinji Imaoka
aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of a group of pink film directors of the 2000s known collectively as the .-Life and career:...
worked on the project as assistant director, and prolific screenwriter Kyōko Godai wrote the film. It was named the second best pink film release of the year at the annual 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....
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Synopsis
After the loss of her boyfriend, a young woman plans to explode herself with a stick of dynamite on her 20th birthday. On the subway she meets a young man who films women while molesting them. The two become romantically involved.Cast
- Yumika HayashiYumika Hayashiwas a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...
- Koichi Imaizumi (今泉浩一)
- Kiyomi ItoKiyomi Itōis a Japanese actress best known for her performances in pink films. She was given Best Actress awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre in 1990, 1992 and 1994.- Life and career :...
- Yuri Ishihara (石原ゆり)
- Hiroyuki Kawasaki (川崎浩幸)
Background
Future Academy Award-winner Yōjirō TakitaYojiro Takita
Yōjirō Takita , is a Japanese filmmaker.-Career:Yōjirō Takita entered the film industry throughMukai Productions, where he served as an assistant director...
started the long-running Molester's Train series at Shintōhō. The original series ran for twelve episodes between 1982 and 1985, and was in a light-comic vein similar to early U.S. nudie-cuties such as Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
's The Immoral Mr. Teas
The Immoral Mr. Teas
The Immoral Mr. Teas is the first commercially successful film of director Russ Meyer.-Etymology:The name "Teas" is a homophone of the word tease, and one of the meanings of "tease" includes to sexually excite another person by subtle means, usually explicitly avoiding advancement to more...
(1959). The popularity of the "Molester" theme led other pink film studios to create their own versions of the series. When they decided to resurrect the series in 1993, Shintōhō chose to go in an entirely different direction by hiring controversial, cult-film director Hisayasu Satō
Hisayasu Sato
is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle...
to helm the project.
Critical appraisal
Allmovie writes that, working within Shintōhō's Molester's Train series format, Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior is, "much tamer thanHisayasu Sato
is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle...
's
Yutaka Ikejima
is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...
.
In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers note that in Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior, Satō shows none of his characteristic cinematic brutality. They write of his comparatively tamer films with Godai, "Some praise Sato for the change, while other lose interest in his career". Nevertheless, Jasper Sharp writes that Satō's film still has an austere tone which is completely different in style from Yōjirō Takita's light-hearted Molester Train films. Sharp notes that Molester's Train: Nasty Behavior exhibits many of Satō's usual interests, including a sequence employing a "disorienting labyrinth of gazes" involving the young male molester, his films, his victim on the train, another molester's victim, and the audience. The audience is given little help in how to interpret the proceedings. "Who do we identify with," Sharp asks, "molester, molested or cameraman, or do we remain just a detached observer?"