Shikijo Shimai

Shikijo Shimai (1972)

Run Time - 70 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching

One of Nikkatsu's better pinku eiga films of the year, this softcore melodrama from acclaimed director Chusei Sone concerns the different paths taken by three cynical sisters. The first is a prostitute with no goals, the second is a disaffected secretary who hates her position in the discriminatory business world, and the third is a criminal who preys on society. Predating the thematically similar films of Hisayasu Sato, Sone's film is about societal disenfranchisement and the self-destructive, often brutal consequences of alienation. Not for the timid, the film contains a vicious gang rape and other stark episodes from the low road. Keiko Tsuzuki and Akemi Nijo lead the talented cast.