From Decadence to Excess: Nikkatsu Roman Porno and Japanese Erotic Cinema

From Decadence to Excess: Nikkatsu Roman Porno and Japanese Erotic Cinema
  • A lecture by Jasper Sharp
  • Friday, May 26, 15:00 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Duration: approx. 1,5 hours
  • Lecture in english
  • Free admission

When family audiences were deserting theaters, Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno line changed the nature of the Japanese film industry. It was a means of luring viewers back into cinemas with something they couldn’t see on television, and a way of repackaging adult films for a more general audience. Jasper Sharp, author of “Behind the Pink Curtain”, looks at the films and filmmakers and puts them within the context of Nikkatsu’s history, Japanese erotic cinema and the country’s censorship.

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