Virgin Rope Makeover (少女縄化粧, Shōjo nawa geshō) is a 1979 Japanese pink film directed by Mamoru Watanabe starring Mayuko Hino and Naomi Oka.
| Virgin Rope Makeover[1] | |
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| Directed by | Mamoru Watanabe |
| Written by | Mamoru Watanabe Banmei Takahashi |
| Starring | Mayuko Hino Naomi Oka |
| Cinematography | Shirō Suzuki |
| Distributed by | Shintōhō Eiga |
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Running time | 60 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
In this Meiji period erotic costume drama, Shino (Mayuko Hino) has seen her step-mother Aya (Naomi Oka) take over the family inheritance and invite her petty criminal lover (Masayoshi Nogami) into the family home after the death of her father (Kōji Kokonoe). Shino leaves to go on the traditional temple pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku. During her pilgrimage, she is assaulted several times by bandits but eventually returns home disguised as a geisha to take her revenge[2]
Cast
- Mayuko Hino (日野繭子) as Shino
- Naomi Oka (岡尚美) as Aya
- Masayoshi Nogami (野上正義)
- Shirō Shimomoto
- Kōji Kokonoe (九重京司)
- Nobuko Nakahara (中原信子)
Production
Director Mamoru Watanabe made his debut with the now lost film Hussy in 1965. Virgin Rope Makeover is a remake of that film.[3] Watanabe also made other films at this time working with actresses Mayuko Hino and Naomi Oka with Oka usually playing the mature woman luring the innocent Hino into sadistic adventures. He also continued to collaborate with screenwriter Banmei Takahashi in other pink films for Shintōhō Eiga.[2]
Reception
Virgin Rope Makeover was awarded the Best Film award at the first Zoom-Up Awards given by the magazine of the same name in 1980. Director Mamoru Watanabe took the prize for Best Director and Mayuko Hino won for Best Actress.[2][4][5][6]
Release
Virgin Rope Makeover was released theatrically in Japan in June 1979.[7] It was re-released on VHS tape by Tairiku Shobo (陸書房) in January 1990.[8]
References
External links
- Virgin Rope Makeover at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)