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Violated Angels
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Wikipedia article
is a film made by controversial Japanese director Kji Wakamatsu in 1967. Wakamatsu's most famous film, it is based on the mass murder spree of Richard Speck in 1966.Weisser, p.101.
Plot
A young man breaks into a nurses' rooming house and one-by-one kills off the nurses therein.
In the tradition of Wakamatsu's other Pinku eiga, there is much sexuality and nudity. However most of the actual murders take place off screen.
Cast
* Jr Kara as The Handsome Boy
* Keiko Koyanagi as The Head Nurse
* Miki Hayashi as Nurse A
* Shoko Kidowaki as Nurse B
* Makiko Saegusa as Nurse C
* Kyoko Yoyoi as Nurse D
* Michiko Sakamoto as The Young Girl
* Gusaku Sat as Riot Policeman
* Shz Tanaka as Riot Policeman
* Matajr Arafune as Riot Policeman
* Kentar Aichi as Riot Policeman
Production
The film was shot in black and white in just three days, probably much of it improvised and because of the low budget, many of the actresses were not professionals.Sharp, p. 86
Criticism
Like many films of this nature, 'Violated Angels' was called anti-feminist and misogynistic by some critics. In 'Film As A Subversive Art', a book on underground cinema, Amos Vogel praises Wakamatsu's artistic talent, yet pans the film for its "...anti-feminist sadism which is not based on any ideological explanation and finally contributes misanthropic flavour to his work."
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