The roaming outlaw Okayo, also known as Benten due to the prominent tattoo of the Buddhist Goddess of Love emblazoned across her back, is on the run from her persecutors. They seek the tattoo and its skin canvas as a bounty. Okayo finds a safe haven in the arms of the mysterious bamboo flute-playing Seigaku, who is himself tattooed with the image of Kisshôten, the goddess of prosperity. WOMEN HELL SONG was one of the few Pink Films produced by a woman Keiko Satô, under her male pseudonym Daisuke Asakura. "A successful contribution to the sub-genre of pink films, Memoru Watanabe's film is convincing not only aesthetically but also in terms of acting, with a biting commentary regarding patriarchy and the position of women." (Film Rezensionen)
Crime, Love & Sex
1h 16min
16+
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One of the few Pink Films produced by a woman, this movie combines Buddhist symbolism with the genres of adventure and samurai films.
The roaming outlaw Okayo, also known as Benten due to the prominent tattoo of the Buddhist Goddess of Love emblazoned across her back, is on the run from her persecutors.
They seek the tattoo and its skin canvas as a bounty. Okayo finds a safe haven in the arms of the mysterious bamboo flute-playing Seigaku, who is himself tattooed with the image of Kisshôten, the goddess of prosperity.
WOMEN HELL SONG was one of the few Pink Films produced by a woman Keiko Satô, under her male pseudonym Daisuke Asakura.
"A successful contribution to the sub-genre of pink films, Memoru Watanabe's film is convincing not only aesthetically but also in terms of acting, with a biting commentary regarding patriarchy and the position of women." (Film Rezensionen)