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When smalltown girl Yuki (Hiroko Isayama from Woods are Wet) arrives in the big city of Tokyo, she soon falls into bad company. Falling under the spell of the swaggeringly cocksure Taku (Ichiro Araki from Nagisa Oshima’s Sing a Song of Sex), she advances from petty pickpocketing and pilfering from bookstores to covering for much more major misdemeanours. It is not long before she discovers the old adage is true – that there is no honour among thieves. Released early on in Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno erotic line of the 1970s, this steamy countercultural youth movie is the feature debut of cult Japanese action movie director Toru Murakawa (The Most Dangerous Game, The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf), shot by Shohei Imamura’s regular cinematographer Shinsaku Himeda (Pigs and Battleships, The Pornographers) from a script by one of the studio’s most prized filmmakers, Tatsumi Kumashiro. LIMITED EDITION FEATURES: OBI STRIP BOOKLET WITH ESSAY BY DIMITRI IANNI SPECIAL FEATURES: High-definition Blu-ray presentation in 2.35:1 aspect ratio Original Mono 2.0 audio with new English subtitles Audio commentary by Amber T and Jasper Sharp Exclusive new interview with Toru Murakawa Brand new filmed introduction by Kei Chiba Stills gallery Trailer TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: B Audio: Original Mono 2.0 Picture: 1080p HD 2.35:1 Runtime: 75 mins approx. Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Cert:18
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Playful White Fingers (1972)
75 min
A girl falls for a pickpocketer who gets arrested, so she hooks up with his ex-girlfriend and his ex-cellmate.