Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History Of Japanese Sex Cinema

A wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird, wonderful world of the Pink Film and Roman Porno genres. Focusing on the art and industry of one of the most notorious sectors of Japanese filmmaking, this is a lively, yet serious, exploration. Even today, almost 100 such titles are shot on 35mm every year. Many of Japans most noted filmmakers today have cut their teeth in this industry. Just how close are the links between the arthouse and the grindhouse in Japan? Read about: the ins and outs of Japanese censorship from the wartime to today how topless deep sea diving girls came to woo local audiences in the 50s how a TV nature documentary maker ended up helming nude female Tarzan movies how 60s mavericks Koji Wakamatsu and Masao Adachi met up with John and Yoko at Cannes while on the way to the Golan Heights to make a film about Palestinian revolutionaries how Deep Throats Harry Reems wound up in Tokyo starring in a zany sex comedy about a penis transplant gone awry