Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep
| Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Osamu Satō[1] |
| Written by | Yūta Takahashi |
| Starring | Kyōko Natsume |
| Cinematography | Issaku Maei |
| Edited by | Shōji Sakai |
| Music by | Kazumi Ōba |
| Distributed by | Shintōhō Eiga |
Release date | February 25, 2005 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep (ハードレズビアン クイック&ディープ) (aka Coming Out and Shell Joining, Pervert Woman and Office Lady (貝あわせ、痴女とＯＬ, Kai-Awase, Chijo to OL)) is a 2005 Japanese pink film directed by Osamu Satō. It won the awards for Best Film, Eighth Place and Best New Actress at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.
Synopsis
Reiko is an Office Lady who feels alienated by the male-centric corporate society, sexual abuse from males during her daily commute, and her disappointing romantic life with her co-worker and fiancée, Aki. She meets a woman on a commuter train who introduces her to lesbian society, and she engages in a relationship with a woman she meets at a bar.[2]
Critical response
Jasper Sharp writes that Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep's portrayal of lesbianism is "surprisingly earnest and sensitively-handled".[2] The Weissers write that lesbian-themed pink films have usually been made for heterosexual male audiences interested in seeing "two naked female bodies for the price of one", rather than for the gay and lesbian community.[3]
Shintōhō Eiga submitted the film to the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, but despite its sincere depiction of lesbian relationships, its sex scenes were said to have been obviously intended for a heterosexual audience.[2] According to Sharp, organizers of the festival regard most of these films — with some notable exceptions by directors Yutaka Ikejima and Yumi Yoshiyuki — as exploitation films.[2]
Accolades
The mainstream pink film community named Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep the Eighth Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix. Lead actress Kyōko Natsume was given the Best New Actress award at the ceremony.[4]
References
- ^ "ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- ^ Weisser, Thomas; Weisser, Yuko Mihara (1998). "Hard Lesbian: Genuine Tongue Technique (1992)". Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films (1st ed.). Miami, Florida: Vital Books. pp. 190–191. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ "Best Ten of 2005 (２００５年度ベストテン)". Biglobe (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 January 2009.