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Kichir Uno's Wet and Swinging
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Koichiro Uno's Wet Strike' is a 1984 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's 'Roman Porno' series, directed by Shsuke Kaneko and starring Natsuko Yamamoto and Arisa Hayashi. It was the 21st film in Nikkatsu's series of films based on the works of author Kichir Uno.
Synopsis
The film is a parody of , a tennis 'manga'. Similar characters to that in the 'manga' include "Madam Butterfly", a rich snob of a professional tennis player, and Hiromi, her suffering opponent.Weisser, p. 448.
Cast
* Natsuko Yamamoto as Hiromi Hosokawa
* Arisa Hayashi as Madame Butterfly
* Ygo Sawada
* Satoru Harada
* Rika Ishii
Critical appraisal
Shsuke Kaneko won the Yokohama Film Festival award for best new director for this film.Weisser, p. 448.
Legacy
'Kichir Uno's Wet and Swinging' was Shsuke Kaneko's directorial debut. He turned his early success in the 'Roman porno' / 'pink film' genre into a mainstream directorial career. Today he is best known for his films in the 'kaij' film genre, such as 'Gamera: Guardian of the Universe' (1995) and 'Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack' (2001).Sharp, p. 236.
Availability
'Kichir Uno's Wet and Swinging' was released on DVD in Japan on October 21, 2005, as part of Geneon's first wave of Nikkatsu 'Roman porno' series.
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Category:Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Category:1984 films
Category:1980s Japanese-language films
Category:Nikkatsu films
Category:Nikkatsu Roman Porno
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