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ABOUT THE STAR:
Seiji Nakamitsu has had a longer Pink Eiga career than any other actor. He is among the actors who have acted in the largest number of Pink Eiga films. He sometimes goes by Makoto Sugimoto. He was born in Kumamoto, Japan, on January 16th, 1962. He acted in his first Pink Eiga in 1987, and has worked on over 300 Pink Eiga films. In addition, he is a member of an online film production company, IMT (Internet Media Theater), and has directed several short films. He also trains a lot of young actors while letting them act in his films.
He typically portrays intelligent characters but can also play insane and abnormal ones. In the “Key Hole Series” (i.e. The Secret in the Attic), he played a character that exemplifies both characteristics. On the other hand, he showed a different aspect to his acting in “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn” where he played a frivolous, bad broker. He is one of the most skilled actors in the Pink Eiga world. In fact, he has received the Best Actor Award at the Pink Eiga Film Festival 4 times.
Awards:
- Best Actor – Pink Eiga Film Festival 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
Recent Filmography:
- Maid in Japan (2006)
- The Secret in the Attic (2005)
- Orgasm Counselor (2004)
- A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003)
- The Love Affair of The Writer (2003)
- The Writer, The Wife and The Lover (2002)
- Human Livestock (1999)
- Horny Kimono (1998)
- The Key Whole – Part 1 (1998)
- The Groper Teacher Part 1 (1997)
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ABOUT THE STAR:
Horyu Nakamura was a highly experienced actor with an acting career that lasted about 40 years. He passed away July 7th, 2008, at the age of 67. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on December 13th, 1940, and graduated from Waseda University. After graduation he joined the theater company “Jiyu Gekijou and Kuro Tento” from 1968 to 1971. In 1986, he joined another theater company, “Tokyo Ichikumi,” and started seriously working on films in the 1990s. He worked in many genres and formats including theatrical films, V cinema (Straight to DVD or video) and Pink Eiga.
He was known as a versatile actor who could play roles ranging from homeless to novelists with his individuality. He worked with internationally known filmmakers such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Juzo Itami as a supporting actor. In Pink Eiga, he played a leading role in “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn,” and had a huge impact on Pink Eiga fans. Fellow actors and actresses respected him for his passion for acting and his genuine personality. His wife has said that he talked about acting up until his death.
Recent Filmography:
- Etude (2007)
- Blind Love (2005)
- Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004)
- A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003)
- Spy Sorge (2003)
- Mourning Wife (2001)
- Godzilla 2000 MILLENNIUM (1999)
- Bonds [Kizuna] (1998)
- A Quiet Life (1995)
- Yakuza Taxi (1994)
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ABOUT THE STAR:
Yumeka Sasaki is a popular Pink Eiga actress and is regarded as one of the most talented. Her trademark is a rose tattoo on her stomach. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan, on June 13th, 1972. She is 5’4” tall and weighs 42 kg (about 92 lbs.).
She won a beauty contest in Hiroshima that she entered to pit herself against her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. After working on TV shows and commercials, she became a Pink Eiga actress in 1998 with “Deme-King.” She didn’t know the production was Pink Eiga, instead, thinking it was V cinema (straight to video or DVD). But she was very interested in the genre because Pink Eiga films show something that mainstream films do not. She is great at portraying unyielding women and punk girls; however, she can also play a sensitive lady very well. She has a younger sister, Nikki Sasaki, who is also a Pink Eiga actress. They worked together in “Nurse Sisters” (directed by Osamu Sato).
She really loves her hometown of Hiroshima. On August 6th, the Memorial Day for the dropping of the atomic bomb, she spoke out with a message of peace and understanding.
She received a best actress award at the Pink Eiga Film Festival for “You Are My Toy” (directed by Yuji Tajiri).
Awards:
- Best Actress – Pink Eiga film festival in 2004
- Best New Actress – Pink Eiga film festival in 1998
Filmography:
- Uncle’s Paradise (2006)
- Tokyo Booty Nights (2004)
- Love Twisted (2004)
- You Are My Toy (2004)
- Nurse Sisters (2003)
- A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003)
- Love Affair Wife (2002)
- Tokyo X Erotica (2001)
- You’re Just a Jerk! (1999)
- Deme-King (1998)
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Daisuke Goto is one of the greatest directors and writers in the Pink Eiga world. He graduated from Waseda University, where he had produced some independent films. After graduating from the university, he started working at Nikkatsu studio (one of the major film studios in Japan) as an assistant director and a producer. At that time, Nikkatsu produced art-porn films called, “Nikkatsu Roman Porn" (legendary theatrical porn films series). Goto had the opportunity to work on those productions. In 1988, he directed his first feature, “Bed Partner,” which was ultimately the last film of the Nikkatsu Roman Porn series. Thus, Daisuke Goto is the last director of Roman Porn. He won the new director prize at the Zoom Up Film Festival for his debut film. After he left Nikkatsu, he directed many films for both theatrical and video release.
In 2001 Goto began his foray into Pink Eiga as the director of “Mourning Wife.” His first Pink Eiga film was awarded second prize at the Pink Eiga Film Festival. This is an incredible achievement for a new director. Since then, he has directed Pink Eiga films constantly, and all of them are praised greatly. Especially “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003), which is regarded as a masterpiece of Pink Eiga, for its eccentric ideas fused with straight, pure love, and romance. He continued to explore the boundaries of the genre with his romantic comedy, “Blind Love (2005),” which enjoyed high admiration. He can work with various types of genres including, tragedy, action, comedy and so on. He is regarded as one of the greatest Pink Eiga filmmakers of all time.
Daisuke Goto’s filmmaking experience is not limited to Japan. In fact, he shot a theatrical film in the U.S: Scorpion’s Revenge. This film is part of Women in Prison: Scorpion Series, which Quentin Tarantino is a great fan of.
Awards:
- Silver Prize – Pink Eiga Film Festival (Blind Love and Mourning Wife)
Filmography:
- The Nogawa River (2006)
- Swapping Wives (2004)
- Blind Love (2005)
- Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (2003)
- The Earthquake (2002)
- Mourning Wife (2001)
- Scorpion’s Revenge (1997)
- Zero Woman: The Accused (1997)
- Zero Woman (1995)
- Bed Partner (1988)
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