Anarchy in (Ja)Panty

Japanese with English subtitles

Pink Eiga

R1 DVD

Eiga is a genre that parallels the “blue movie” style of early erotica. In this case we have the compulsory sex scenes combined in a plot that is intelligent and thoughtful.

Mizuki, an aspiring actress, has found that she is infertile. She kidnaps a baby boy and brings him up as her own child and calls him Yoshiki. She is becoming irresponsible in her behaviour and after eight years has taught Yoshiki to shoplift. She makes a living of sorts as a prostitute. She is now shacked up with a loser boyfriend Tatsutoshi. It is no wonder that Yoshiki is growing up to be a hoodlum. The bereft parents have now adopted a little girl to replace their stolen son. The two are destined to meet.

Eventually Yoshiki finds out the truth about his background and takes his revenge but not before we are treated to a parade of seriously kinky sex scenes, rape and murder. We can feel a certain sympathy for Yoshiki, brought up by a vacuous slut of a mother and her drunken, good-for-nothing boyfriend. Yoshiki could have done so much better but his twisted family environment has kept him down. Unfortunately we can’t feel any sympathy for the collection of drunks, rapists and general sleazeballs around him.

Yoshiki’s story makes the film more than just erotica. In many ways it is more like the U.S. productions of the 1970s where plot was at least as important as getting your gear off.

The film is a good example of the Eiga genre, nicely made and entertaining.

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