Yes, there is a SCHOOL OF THE HOLY BEAST (聖獣学園, 1974) manga. Originally I assumed that this must have been another case where a manga was filmed but then I noticed that Norifumi Suzuki gets credit for the text right there on the cover and there are some stills of the movie included in the book as well:
So, unless I'm mistaken, the manga came after the movie - as a tie-in?
Seems like the manga came out sometime in 1973, while the movie was February 1974. However, I would guess that they were produced more or less simultaneously, and were more or less based on (or at least influenced by) by each other. The text under Takigawa's picture is a bit ambiguous but it kinda makes it sound like the movie was probably the main product, or the initiating production, even though the manga was published before.
I don't much care about new pinku productions either. That might change if they actually start producting something interesting but the last batch of remakes of some of their classic titles didn't interest me in the slightest and I just don't think that the system of film production and distribution these days lends itself to the kind of quality output that was possible in the 70ies and very early 80ies.
Of course I'll be rooting for more DVD (or Blu-ray!) releases of classic titles as well. There's still a handful I desperately wish to upgrade from my VHS tapes and even some that did get DVD releases need an upgrade... I'm obviously talking about those shitty bargain bin discs where they apparently just burned the WMP files from their PPV sites to a DVD, with results that are actually worse than my VHS cassettes.
Guro Taku wrote:
TOKUGAWA - VIRGIN PRISON TORTURE (Hiroku Nagasaki Onnaro) was directed by Akikazu Ota in 1971.
I got to see this one (not the DVD, though) and unfortunately it's nowhere near as good as Decapitation Island. Comments below:
Secret Report from Nagasaki Woman's Prison (1971)
This is the 6th and final film in Daiei's loosely linked series of women in prison movies set in the late 19th century. They were, of course, exploitation movies, but they were also surprisingly restrained compared to what Toei and Nikkatsu were putting out at the same time. There is little to no nudity in any of the films. The previous instalment, Decapitation Island, was nevertheless a very stylish entry with good acting, decent writing and an intriguing island setting. Nagasaki Woman's Prison unfortunately doesn't share those strengths. It's a mediocre-at-best genre effort with some girl fights, a little bit of blood, and no nudity at all. There are no interesting locations like in Decapitation Island either. The only memorable scene involves some inventive candle torture.
This is embarrassing. For almost 10 years I've got Toei's comic actors Tooru Yuri, Akira Oizumi and Hachiro Oka's names mixed up. Six years ago when Marshall asked who the actors were I gave wrong names. I have corrected my old post now:
HungFist wrote:He's Tooru Yuri (edit: no he isn't. He's Hachiro Oka. I was mistaken and probably some of my other posts repeat the same mistake!). He and Toru Yuri were regular comic relief in Toei's movies. For example, if you're watching a Sukeban movie and there's a horny fool getting swindled by the girls, you can bet your money it's either Yuri or Oka.
Oka
Yuri
If my memory serves me correctly, they both appear together in Horrors of Malformed Men. Seem to have lost my screencap. They play Monk A and Monk B
I'm a total noob, just writing to say thanks to the many people on this thread (and board) for sharing so much of what they know with others.
One thing I like about Japanese films: the DVD transfers are in amazing condition compared to HK wuxia films (especially non-Shaw ones). It's incredible what you have to put up with.
Hi all I am new on the forum. Speaking of Pinky Violence I was wondering if -as of today-, Bankaku Rock is available in any form ?... and is there an official release of 13 steps Maki ?
Varrick wrote:Hi all I am new on the forum. Speaking of Pinky Violence I was wondering if -as of today-, Bankaku Rock is available in any form ?... and is there an official release of 13 steps Maki ?
I believe both have been released on VHS (I'm not 100% sure though), but that's it. No DVDs.
Varrick wrote:Hi all I am new on the forum. Speaking of Pinky Violence I was wondering if -as of today-, Bankaku Rock is available in any form ?... and is there an official release of 13 steps Maki ?
I believe both have been released on VHS (I'm not 100% sure though), but that's it. No DVDs.
Thank you for your answer!... hopefully both will have a legitimate release in the future....
Actually after a little research I came up with this
but maybe that was just a planned release that has been aborted?
Varrick wrote:Hi all I am new on the forum. Speaking of Pinky Violence I was wondering if -as of today-, Bankaku Rock is available in any form ?... and is there an official release of 13 steps Maki ?
I believe both have been released on VHS (I'm not 100% sure though), but that's it. No DVDs.
Thank you for your answer!... hopefully both will have a legitimate release in the future....
Actually after a little research I came up with this
but maybe that was just a planned release that has been aborted?
Bankaku Rock has never been released on any home video format, not even VHS, Laserdisc or 8MM. The only version floating around is a Toei Channel TV recording. Apparently this is due to the music used in the film, which includes several live performances. From what I heared the contract was only for theatrical and TV play and renegotiating it for home video (which didn't exist at the time of the film's release) has proven too expensive for Toei to bother. They made an attempt in that direction and even announced a DVD for release in July 2011 but everything fell through and the release was cancelled.
Guro Taku wrote:Bankaku Rock has never been released on any home video format, not even VHS, Laserdisc or 8MM. The only version floating around is a Toei Channel TV recording. Apparently this is due to the music used in the film, which includes several live performances. From what I heared the contract was only for theatrical and TV play and renegotiating it for home video (which didn't exist at the time of the film's release) has proven too expensive for Toei to bother. They made an attempt in that direction and even announced a DVD for release in July 2011 but everything fell through and the release was cancelled.
thanks for sharing... Any info on why 13 steps Maki still hasn't resurfaced ?...I hear it is widely known as one of the better films starring Etsuko Shihomi and her only sukeban film...
Hey guys how are you? Long time I haven't been here. Any who I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I found two interesting pictures from Yoko Ichiji super rare if anyone is interested in.
Sorry for the delay I've been busy with work. But I will post when I get home from work. For now I have this link. It's supposed to be Yoko Ichiji currently. You guys be the judge it's one of the last pics.
OK I found one more. It is from a TV show from 1977 it is called 特捜最前線 第39話「密告・コーヒージャック!」（1977年、ANB / 東映）. She was featured in episode 39. I did not post the English name because I'm getting different names with different translation programs.
