Tenshi no harawata: Akai kyôshitsu (1979)

When a writer for a porn magazine, watches a "rape" porn that is set in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress, Nami, and tries to find her. He meets her by chance as he arrives for a shoot at a hotel.

Director:

Chûsei Sone

Writers:

Takashi Ishii (manga series Tenshi no harawata), Takashi Ishii (screenplay)

Stars:

Yûki Mizuhara, Keizô Kanie, Jun Aki

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûki Mizuhara	...	Nami Tsuchiya
Keizô Kanie	...	Tetsuro Muraki
Jun Aki	...	Keiko Kawashima
Ken Mizoguchi	...	Yakuza
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reiko Fujinami
Rebun Hori	...	Sugiyama
Hidetoshi Kageyama	...	Model
Kenji Kawanishi	...	Oka
Yôko Kojima	...	Girl in Sailor suit
Ryôichi Kusanagi	...	Mah-boh
Minako Mizushima	...	Yuko Kawana
Toshihiko Oda	...	Detective
Keiko Sato	...	Woman with Sunglasses
Ryôichi Satô	...	Engineer
Hajime Ôya	...	Middle-aged Man

Storyline

When Tetsuro, a writer for a porn magazine, watches a "rape" porn that is set in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress, Nami, and tries to find her. He meets her by chance as he arrives for a shoot at a hotel, where she works behind the reception desk. She reluctantly agrees to discuss the possibility of working with him. When Nami takes Teruro to her room, she puts the moves on him, thinking he only wants her for sex. She confesses that she was actually raped in that film, and he tells her that he wants to help her. Despite this, he continues an abusive relationship with his girlfriend alongside his relationship with Nami.

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Plot Keywords:

pinku eiga | self destructiveness | female nudity | humiliation | dehumanization | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 January 1979 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Jokôsei: tenshi no harawata (1978)

User Reviews

A rather unexceptional lesson in lust.

After watching a blue movie in which a schoolgirl is brutally gang-raped, publisher of erotica magazines Tetsuro Muraki (Keizô Kani'e) sets out to find the star of the film, hoping to hire her for a photo-shoot. When he finally meets her, Muraki discovers that the incident in the film was for real and that the experience has left its 'star' Nami (Yûki Mizuhara) with serious psychological issues that have turned her into a sexual doormat.

In an effort to restore Nami's self esteem, Muraki turns down her inevitable offer of nookie, promising to take her out for dinner the following evening instead. Unfortunately, Muraki is mistakenly arrested by the police and fails to make the date, leaving a despondent Nami alone in the rain, any hope completely dashed...

Three years later, Muraki bumps into Nami working as a prostitute in a bar and attempts to make amends for not keeping his promise...

My enjoyment of the Angel Guts films thus far has been largely dependent on two factors: how attractive the lead actress is, and how freaky and messed up the film gets. Red Classroom's Yûki Mizuhara is certainly very sexy as Nami, but the film lacks the jaw dropping deviancy that makes for a truly entertaining Pinku. Even the film's most memorable scene, in which Nami attempts to sexually dominate a man she picks up in a bar, pales in comparison to the outrageous scenes to be found in many other films of the same genre.

Director Chûsei Sone's consistently nihilistic tone and frequent lapses into tedium only go further to make this one Pinku I'm unlikely to revisit in a hurry.

5.5 out of 10, very generously rounded up to 6 for IMDb.