Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands

Sae, the wife of the real estate agent Naka, was kidnapped and killed. At least, that's what the film footage that the perpetrators sent to Naka shows. Detective Sho is supposed to find both the victim and the killers. When Sho finds the woman, however, she is still alive. Sho finds himself attracted to her and decides not to inform his client. His continued search for the perpetrators leads him to a sinister factory for sex dolls. Atsushi Yamatoya solo directorial debut impresses with stunning visuals despite budget constraints. He created an outstanding and style defining representative of the pink film, which at the same time is an anomaly in its genre. The soundtrack by Yosuke Yamashita, one of the most famous representatives of Japanese free jazz, also draws on traditional Japanese music and underscores the film's unconventional style.

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Actors

  • Yuichi Minato
  • Shôhei Yamamoto
  • Miki Watari
  • Noriko Tatsumi
  • Mari Nagisa
  • Akaji Maro
  • Taka Okubo

Director

  • Atsushi Yamatoya

Crime, Love & Sex


1h 26min


16+

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Japan
1967
This style-setting iconic film by Japan's pink film movement offers an experimental mix of genres about gender roles, violence, and obsession.

This style-setting iconic film by Japan's pink film movement offers an experimental mix of genres about gender roles, violence, and obsession.


Sae, the wife of the real estate agent Naka, was kidnapped and killed. At least, that's what the film footage that the perpetrators sent to Naka shows. Detective Sho is supposed to find both the victim and the killers.


When Sho finds the woman, however, she is still alive. Sho finds himself attracted to her and decides not to inform his client. His continued search for the perpetrators leads him to a sinister factory for sex dolls.


Atsushi Yamatoya solo directorial debut impresses with stunning visuals despite budget constraints. He created an outstanding and style defining representative of the pink film, which at the same time is an anomaly in its genre.


The soundtrack by Yosuke Yamashita, one of the most famous representatives of Japanese free jazz, also draws on traditional Japanese music and underscores the film's unconventional style.

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