OP Eiga
Industry | Pornography |
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Founder | Mitsuru Ōkura |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Pink films |
Website | okura-movie okurapictures |
OP Eiga (オーピー
Ōkura Eiga in the 1960s
[edit]Mitsuru Ōkura was the president of the major film studio, Shintōhō, from 1955 until the studio's bankruptcy in May 1961.[3][6] He produced numerous films during this time, including Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957), which held the Japanese box office record of 20 million admissions for decades, up until its record was broken by Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli anime film Spirited Away (2001).[1]
In keeping with his carnival barker roots, Ōkura had moved Shintōhō into exploitation film genres during his time at the studio.[7] Among the genres in which the studio specialized under Ōkura were horror, science-fiction, war, crime and sex films.[3][8] The same year of Shintōhō's demise, Ōkura founded the Ōkura Eiga studio.[6] Ōkura established his new studio by setting up production in Shintōhō's facilities in Setagaya, Tokyo which he had purchased with his own company.[8] Shintōhō employee Kouichi Gotō bought the studio's Kansai studio as well as the use of the studio name to start up a new enterprise, Shintōhō Eiga. After Ōkura, Shintōhō Eiga is currently the second largest pink film studio.[2]
The early titles produced at Ōkura Eiga indicate that the films from Ōkura's new studio continued the themes pioneered at Shintōhō.[8] Director Satoru Kobayashi's all-color 1963 film, The Mysterious Pearl of the Ama, for example, looks back to Shintōhō's boundary-pushing female pearl-diver films of the mid-1950s, starring Michiko Maeda and Yōko Mihara.[9] Kobayashi also directed ghost stories in the style of the films of Shintōhō's Nobuo Nakagawa, with titles like Okinawa Hanging Phanton Ghost Story (
Kobayashi had worked with Ōkura at Shintōhō since 1954 and came with him to the new studio. Kobayashi's name in the history of cinema was ensured when he directed the first pink film, Flesh Market, in 1962 at Ōkura Eiga.[8] When the police confiscated the film, two days after its release, the studio quickly patched together another version from extra footage, and Flesh Market became a huge success.[5]
The assistant director on Flesh Market, Kin'ya Ogawa who had come from an old Kabuki family, was one of Ōkura's most important directors during the 1960s.[14] One of Ōkura's most experienced and prolific directors,[14] he made his directorial debut in May 1965 with Mistress (
At Ōkura, Ogawa initiated one of the most popular themes in pink film, the "urban paranoia" story. His trilogy of films beginning with Conception and Venereal Disease (1968) was an example of this genre, in which an innocent country girl is corrupted by life in the big city.[18] Ogawa also directed "pink kaidan" or erotic ghost stories for Ōkura, and it is with these titles for which he is best remembered.[10] Ōkura was involved in the international distribution system involving softcore pornographic films beginning in the mid-1960s. A 1969 report from Kinema Jumpo indicated that some of Ogawa's films for Ōkura, including 1966-06 Desires of an Abnormal Man (
To help fill the double- or triple-bill programs in his own theatres, Ōkura imported yō-pin or "Western pink" into Japan.[8] These were softcore sexploitation films of the type that were shown in western grindhouses and drive-ins. Ōkura also claims to have produced the first pink film directed by a woman. Kyōko Ōgimachi, an actress in Shintōhō's ama films of the 1950s, directed Yakuza Geisha in 1965. However Jasper Sharp reports that several pink film insiders are skeptical of this claim, as Ōgimachi was Mitsugu Ōkura's mistress, and he was known to treat her with favoritism.[22]
The Weissers write that standard Ōkura Eiga product of the 1960s was a low-budget affair with a forgettable plot which existed only to provide actresses to appear in the nude.[23] One of Ōkura's most popular actresses in their late 1960s output was the shapely Mari Iwai. Iwai was especially known for her roles in coming of age films.[24] Pink film queen Noriko Tatsumi appeared in films for Ōkura, including Love's Milky Drops aka Amorous Liquid (
Ōkura and OP Eiga in the 1970s and 1980s
[edit]By the time the major studio, Nikkatsu took over the sexploitation genre in the early 1970s with its Roman Porno films, a distribution system for independent pink films had been established, with Ōkura and Shintōhō Eiga controlling most of the venues.[28] Ōkura's production arm was eventually named OP Eiga, while the distribution retained the Ōkura name.[29] Typical of the studio's output in the 1980s, director Kazuhisa Ogawa, with regular star Mayumi Sanjo specialized in a series of college girl films. This series had Ogawa seeking revenge for rape, but, unlike typical rape and revenge films, the first offense was not entirely unwelcomed, and the resulting revenge tends to be light-weight acts of humiliation.[30]
Rape Pornography (
Along with the exclusively gay-themed ENK studio, OP Eiga is one of very few studios to regularly produce gay pink film,[33] such as Kuninori Yamazaki's award-winning That's When Things Changed (そして、
OP Eiga today
[edit]OP Eiga has not attempted to foster a "movement" such as the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink" (ピンク
Personnel and output
[edit]Directors
[edit]Notable directors whose films have been produced or released by Ōkura Eiga / OP Eiga include:
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Actors and actresses
[edit]Notable actors and actresses who have performed at Ōkura Eiga / OP Eiga include:
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Films
[edit]Notable films produced and/or released by Ōkura Eiga / OP Eiga include:
- Flesh Market (
肉体 の市場 , Nikutai no Ichiba) (Satoru Kobayashi, 1962) - Cruel Map of Women's Bodies (
女体 残虐 図 , Jotai Zangyakuzu) (Masanao Sakao, 1967) - The Cursed Pond (Kaibyo Noroi no Numa) (Yoshihiro Isikawa, 1968)[43]
- The Dismembered Ghost (Kaidan barabara yurei) (Kinya Ogawa, 1969)[43]
- Sex Guy's Inn: Women's Wiggling Asses (
性 奴 の宿 うごめく女 尻 , Seiyatsu no Yado: Ugokumeku Mejiri) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2000) - Sad and Painful Search: Office Lady Essay (せつなく
求 めて OL編 , Setsunaku Motomete: OL-hen) (Tarō Araki, 2000) - Immoral First Love: Loving from the Nipples (
初恋 不倫 乳首 から愛 して, Hatsukoifurin: Chikubi kara Aishite) (Tarō Araki, 2001) - Private Lessons: Home Teacher's Breast (プライベート・レッスン
家庭 教師 の胸元 , Puraibeeto * Ressun: Kateikyōshi no Munamoto) (Minoru Kunizawa, 2001) - Sister-in-Law's Wet Thighs (
義姉 さんの濡 れた太 もも /義姉 さんの濡 れた太股 , Gishisan no Nureta Futomomo) (Tarō Araki, 2001) - Delivery Health Girl: The Moisture of Silken Skin (デリヘル
嬢 絹 肌 のうるおい, Deriherujō: Kinuhada no Uruoi) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2002) - Molester's Bus 2: Heat of the Over Thirty (
痴漢 バス2三十路 の火照 り, Chikan Basu 2: Misoji no Hoteri) (Tarō Araki, 2002) - A Saloon Wet with Beautiful Women (
美女 濡 れ酒場 , Bijo Nure Sakaba) (Tatsurō Kashihara, 2002) - Adulterous Wife's Dirty Afternoon (
不倫 妻 の淫 らな午後 , Furin-zuma no Midara na Gogo) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2003) - Eighteen Year-Old, Uniform's Breast (
十 八 歳 、制服 の胸元 , Jūhassai, Seifuku no Munamoto) (Minoru Kunizawa, 2003) - The Girl Next Door: Taste of Short Steps (
隣 のお姉 さん小股 の斬 れ味 , Tonari no Onesan: Komata no Kireaji) (Tarō Araki, 2003) - Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up (
悩殺 天使 吸 い尽 くして, Nōsatsu Tenshi: Sūi Tsukushite) (Minoru Kunizawa, 2003) - Aspiring Home Tutor: Soiled Pure Whiteness (
憧 れの家庭 教師 汚 された純白 , Akogare no Kateikyoshi: Yogosareta Junbaku) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2004) - Housekeeper with Beautiful Skin: Made Wet with Finger Torture (
美肌 家政 婦 指 責 め濡 らして, Mihada Kaseifu: Yubizeme Nurashite) (Tarō Araki, 2004) - Picture Book of a Beautiful Young Girl: Soaked Uniform (
美少女 図鑑 汚 された制服 , Bishojo Zukan: Abusareta Seifuku) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2004) - Widow * Second Wife: Real Sucking Engulfing a Rare Utensil (
後家 ・後妻 生 しゃぶ名器 めぐり, Goke * Gozai: Seishaburi Meikimeguri) (Shigeo Moriyama, 2004) - Wife Taxi: Crowded with Big Tits (
人妻 タクシー巨乳 に乗 り込 め, Hitozuma Takushii: Kyonyū ni Norikomu) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2004) - Lustful Wife in Black: Aching (
欲情 喪服 妻 うずく, Yokujō Mofukutsuma: Uzuku) (Minoru Kunizawa, 2005) - Lustful Hitchhiker: Sought Wife (
欲情 ヒッチハイク求 めた人妻 , Yokujo Hitchihaiku: Motometa Hitozuma) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2005) - Miss Peach: Peachy Sweetness Huge Breasts (ミスピーチ
巨乳 は桃 の甘 み, Misu Piichi: Kyonyū wa Momo no Umami) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2005) - Older Office Lady: Using Her Seductive Tongue (
年上 のOL悩 ましい舌 使 い, Toshiue no OL: Nayamashii Shita Tsukai) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2005) - Miss Hotel Call Girl: Healing Induction (ホテトル
嬢 癒 しの手 ほどき, Hoterujō Iyashi no Te Hodoki) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2006) - Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley (
巨乳 な姉妹 ~谷間 に吸 いつけ~, Kyonyū na Shimai * Tanima ni Fuitsuke) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2006) - Hostess Madness: Unparched Nectar (ホスト
狂 い渇 かない蜜 汁 , Hosuto Kurui: Wawakanai Mitsu-Jiru) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2006) - Fascinating Young Hostess: Sexy Thighs (
悩殺 若 女将 色 っぽい腰 つき, Nōsatsu Waka Okami: Iroppoi Koshitsuki) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2006) - Shōwa Erotic Romance: The Virgin's Bashfulness (
昭和 エロ浪漫 生娘 の恥 じらい, Shōwa Ero Roman: Kimusume no Hajirai) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2006) - Company President's Secretary: Hunting Big Tit Sexual Harassment (
社長 秘書 巨乳 セクハラ狩 り, Shachō Hisho: Kyonyū Sekuharakari) (Kuninori Yamazaki, 2007) - Fascinating Woman: The Temptation of Creampie (
奪 う女 中出 しの誘惑 , Ubau Onna: Nakadashi no Yūwaku) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2007) - Lewd Priest: Playful Writing on a Woman's Body (ワイセツ
和尚 女体 筆 いじり, Waisetsu Oshō: Nyotai Fudeijiri) (Shigeo Moriyama, 2007) - Widow Apartment: Big Tits' Aching Night (
未亡人 アパート巨乳 のうずく夜 , Mibōjin Apaato: Kyonyū no Uzuku Yoru) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2007) - Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers (
痴漢 電車 びんかん指先 案内 人 , Chikan Densha: Binkan Yubi Saki Annai Nin) (Yoshikazu Katō, 2007) - Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze (
不倫 中毒 官能 のまどろみ, Furinchūdoku: Kannō no Madoromi) (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2007) - The Sticky Taste of a Peach-Skinned Proprietess (
桃 肌 女将 のねばり味 , Momo Hada Okami no Nebari Aji) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2007) - Impure Uniform: Writhing Thighs (
不純 な制服 悶 えた太 もも, Fujunna Seifuku: Modaeta Futomomo) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2008) - Best Friend's Wife: The Black Panties of a Secret Rendezvous (
親友 の妻 密会 の黒 下着 , Shinyū no Tsuma: Mikkai no Kuroshitagi) (Yutaka Ikejima, 2008) - Female Prisoner Ayaka: Tormenting and Breaking in a Bitch (
女囚 アヤカ いたぶり牝 調教 , Joshū Ayaka: Itaburi Mesu Chōkyō) (Naoyuki Tomomatsu, 2008) - Cousin White Paper: Aching Mature Lewdness (いとこ
白書 うずく淫乱 熟 , Itoko Hakusho: Uzuku Inran Netsu) (Tetsuya Takehora, 2009)
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]- Cowie, Peter, ed. (1977). "Japan". World Filmography 1967. London: Tantivy Press. ISBN 0-498-01565-3.
- Cowie, Peter, ed. (1977). "Japan". World Filmography 1968. London: Tantivy Press. ISBN 0-904208-36-2.
- Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
Japanese
[edit]- "Japanese Cinema Database" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- "Japanese Movie Database" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "About". Okura Pictures. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b Sharp, p. 10.
- ^ a b c Stephens, Chuck. "Jigoku: Hell on Earth". www.criterion.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ Weisser, p. 20.
- ^ a b Sharp, pp. 46-47.
- ^ a b Sharp, pp. 10, 46.
- ^ Rucka, Nicholas. "The Death of J-Horror?". www.midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e Sharp, p. 46.
- ^ Sharp, p. 39.
- ^ a b c d Sharp, p. 58.
- ^ "
色欲 怪談 発情 女 ゆうれい". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-06-27. - ^ Weisser, p. 130.
- ^ Sharp, pp. 59, 298.
- ^ a b Weisser, pp. 70, 107.
- ^
妾 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-06-19. - ^ Sharp, pp. 47, 58, 204.
- ^ "
雌 めす牝 ". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-06-27. - ^ Weisser, pp. 86, 107.
- ^ Sharp, p. 177.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 258-259.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 70, 107, 257.
- ^ Sharp, pp. 294-295.
- ^ Weisser, p. 363.
- ^ Weisser, p. 81.
- ^ Weisser, p. 256.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 317, 318.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 138, 269.
- ^ Sharp, p. 203.
- ^ Sharp, p. 338.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 376, 388.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 327, 417.
- ^ Weisser, p. 246.
- ^ Sharp pp. 10, 305.
- ^ "Best Ten of 1993, 6th Ceremony 1993
年度 ベストテン <第 6回 ピンク大賞 >" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-04-16. - ^ Weisser, p. 431.
- ^ Sharp, p. 306.
- ^ Sharp, p. 334.
- ^ a b Sharp, p. 333.
- ^ Sharp, p. 331.
- ^ "Best Ten of 2006 (2006
年度 ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2009-01-18. - ^ "2009
年度 ベストテン (Best 10 of 2009)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-03-25. - ^ "Best Ten of 1996 (1996
年度 ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2009-01-18. - ^ a b Lee, Walter W. (1973). "Reference Guide to Fantastic Films". Chelsea-Lee Books. Page 238