S & M Hunter
Pinkeiga
All Region DVD
S
& M Hunter is a superb example of what is known as Japanese Pink Cinema,
essentially unusual and witty sex films (most of which could be defined are
softcore) made by independent studios. It is probably best described as a
mixture of live action Hentai (literally adult or sex Anime) and a Western ! It
has a real Manga feel, especially in it’s over the top and otherworldly plot. It
was made in 1986 by Shuji Kataoka and is a very outrageous experience.
The
film opens on the “Pleasure Dungeon” a semi religious sex club where every
desire can be met. The members are dressed as monks and nuns except for the “Hunter”
who is a cowboy priest ! We are giving an opening spiel about the Dungeon and
the pleasures it offers as well as to whom they tend to appeal. This is a fun
and witty introduction with such insights as most sadists are accountants and
most drag queens are athletes (especially footballers since they are all gay
!). This heralds the politically incorrect humour which continues throughout
the film.
Joe
arrives and makes his choice and after some good hard sadism on Maria who is
dressed as a nun, seems more than a little unsatisfied. The Dungeon Master
being attuned to the desires of others, sees in his eyes that he is not really
into the sort of “games” on offer and asks Joe what he really needs. The
Dungeon is then lit up as the S & M
Hunter enters, a true woman “tamer”, who shows Joe his stuff by subjecting Maria
to a rope tying she will never forget. It seems there are various types of erotic
rope work including Shinju (breast binding), Sukaranbo (which focuses on the
vagina) and Karada (a whole body technique), the S & M Hunter is a master
of them all !
We
soon learn the Joe is actually gay and his lover is being held captive by a
group of angry woman called The Bombers. Each day they are taking advantage of
him and we see the poor boy forced to indulge in all sorts of sexual activity
he would rather avoid ! The S & M Hunter takes on the job and he frees Jack
by subjecting each of the women to various rope tortures – one is tired in a
net with a carefully placed vibrator, the other locked in a gigantic spider web
of rope.
However,
things don’t go quite as planned, while he has freed Jack (to Joes very obvious
satisfaction) and has seduced the gang’s leader Machi with some especially
persuasive rope work, a figure from his past returns and a showdown is on the
cards.
Meg
castigates the girls for allowing a man to get the better of them and dressing
herself in a Nazi uniform under a swastika flag, heads off to confront and
destroy her adversary. The final battle is brutal indeed and the S & M
Hunter is blinded, but that does not stop him. He ties Meg to a truck and
hoists her into the air where she is finally forced to give in to the pleasure
of his ropes and his manhood.
This
is a truly outrageous film, filled to the very brim with eroticism, political
incorrectness, humour and the strangest plot you could ever imagine. At the
same time it works on many levels – it is sexy, funny and entertaining, the various elements are all brought together
to create one of the most eccentric pieces of cinema you will see in a long
time. I loved it, indeed, I think I will go and watch it again now !
The
DVD from Pinkeiga offers a high quality widescreen print with Japanese language
and clear English subtitles. There are also various biographies and
filmographies and some trailers.
This review will appear in Volume 2:1
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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