People from all over the world will be attending the Berlin International Film Festival next month, and so will a few films of the “pink” genre. The three films, all produced by Kokuei, are Abnormal Family (1984) by Masayuki Suo, Gushing Prayer (1971) by Masao Adachi, and Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967) by Atsushi Yamatoya. “Some will know that Yamatoya penned the script for this concurrently with his anonymous contribution to Seijun Suzuki’s BRANDED TO KILL, and the two films make, shall we say, fascinating companion pieces,” says Pink film historian Jasper Sharp, who was integral to getting these films into the festival.
The films are a part of The Forum’s Special Screenings series, devoted to showing more idiosyncratic and alternative film genres, which is a perfect way to describe Pink Eiga. “Since its foundation in 1971, the Forum has always shone a spotlight on historical films too, shaking the foundations of a cinematic canon whose main interest lies in feature films from Western Europe and North America. This year’s programme once again stands in opposition to such views and is dedicated to cinema from Africa, documentary and experimental film, “anti-cinema” films and salacious b-movies and “dirty” films.”
The festival kicks off February 15th and runs through the 25th.
Posters for Gushing Prayer, Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands, and Abnormal Family.
