infamous leading gangster here is in fact a semi automaton double act
For those unused to Japanese cinema, the 'pink' film phenomena of the 70s will seem particularly strange and to those, like me, used to both, this one is particularly strange. 'Pink' films are what in the west we might call 'blue films' but instead of being made for nothing with regard to nothing (except dosh) and thrust into seedy red light district cinemas to rot, the Japanese equivalent became an opportunity for aspiring or novice film makers to experiment, push the envelope or generally get into the business by doing whatever they fancy as long as it were peppered with sex. This one directed by the writer of the innovative Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1970) and uses some of the tropes of the earlier film and trashes others. Lots of gratuitous sex (beautifully photographed), lots of shootings (beautifully photographed) and the introduction of a rather strange gangster No.1 with a mission to kill our hero (the one who had previously been doing the shooting). The infamous leading gangster here is in fact a semi automaton double act. One is a male dressed like a killer from a film noir movie and the other his doll with a very weird voice. They threaten our hero and his sexual partner and eventually succeed in having their way, as it were.score 7/10
christopher-underwood 16 February 2020
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw5488431/34786
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