Roman Porno maestro Noboru Tanaka (Watcher in the Attic, The Oldest Profession) brings his characteristically poetic approach to this vibrant collage of the lives, loves and dreams of a group of sex workers at a ˜soapland' bathhouse massage parlour in Tokyo. Masako (Tomoko Katsura), and her out-of-hours relationship to her next-door neighbour Honda (Ken Yoshizawa; Ecstasy of Angels, Guts of a Beauty) is the focus of this love letter to the vibrant Kabukicho entertainment district in its early 1970s heyday, presented for the very first time in the UK by 88 Films.
Titles Comprise: Abe Sada: Based on the true story of Sada Abe who is remembered in Japan for erotically asphyxiating her lover Kichiso Ashida on May 18 1936 and then cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying them around with her in her handbag. The story became a national sensation. Immortal Love: Chusei Sone's 'Immortal Love ' tells the story of a young man's passion and desire for the daughter of a wealthy Samurai. For social reasons the relationship cannot be condoned but such is the power of their attraction not even death can separate them. A Strange mysterious rare and bewitching piece of Japanese Cinema Immortal Love epitomizes the key characteristics of Kaiden the Japanese ghost story. Watcher in the Attic And Gate Of Flesh: The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer and decides he's found his soulmate.)
A ghost story based on an old horror story which tells the tale of a man who falls in love with a woman from the world of the dead. Japanese dialogue.
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