After
Koji Wakamatsu's unmitigated success of his VIOLATED
ANGELS [loosely based on the 1967 case of Richard Speck slaughtering
a houseful of nurses in Chicago], he decided to recreate the story of
Yoshio Kodaira, a rapist who terrorized Tokyo just after the Second World
War. Interestingly, when Kodaira is finally captured by the police, he
freely admits to capturing, abusing and raping the victims but strongly
denies killing them. Rather, he insists that was done by someone else.
The investigating detective is so bothered by Kodaira's adamant denial
that he keeps the case open and continues working it.
Koji
Wakamatsu is considered the King of Japanese exploitation cinema, often
called 'the Pink Godfather,' responsible for at least 110 films
between 1963-2012. Internationally, he is best known POOL
WITHOUT WATER, WHEN
THE EMBRYO GOES POACHING, GO,
GO SECOND TIME VIRGIN,EROTIC
LIAISONS and 13
KILLINGS BY A SERIAL RAPIST. His later films concentrated on left-wing
resistance movements, especially dealing with the oppression of the Palestinian
nation and the Japanese underground. His politics got Wakamatsu blacklisted
by the United States, which imposed a travel ban on him. In 2012, Koji
Wakamatsu was killed in a car accident as he returned from the Tokyo-based
TEPCO company, after a heated meeting over the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Mr Wakamatsu was 76.
A
black and white Japanese film with optional ON/OFF English subtitles,
73 minutes, widescreen,
encoded for ALL REGION, playable on any American DVD machine
Extras include selection adult theatrical trailers.
Rape/Nudity/Graphic Violence/Sexual Brutality
intended for Adult Audiences
