Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep
| Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep | |
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 Theatrical poster for Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep (2005) | |
| 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 fiancee, 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][3]
Cast
- Kyōko Natsume (夏目今日子): Reiko Sutō[4]
- Nancy (ナンシー): Tamaki Aizawa
- Kyōko Hayami (速水今日子): Mari Kobayakawa
- Keiichi Aiba (饗場圭一): Akihiko Mukai
- Mariko Kobayashi (小林まり子): Aya Kirishima
- Hitomi Hara (原ひとみ): Toshie Sutō
- Ichiro Shinjitsu (真実一路): Shin'ichirou Sutō
- Kikujirou Honda (本多菊次朗): Mitsuo Ōkawara
Reception
Jasper Sharp writes that Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep's portrayal of lesbianism is "surprisingly earnest and sensitively-handled".[2] The mainstream pink film community awarded Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep as 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.[5]
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.[6] According to Jasper Sharp, organizers of the Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival regard most of these films-- with some notable exceptions by directors Yutaka Ikejima and Yumi Yoshiyuki-- as exploitation films.[2] Shintōhō Eiga submitted Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep to the Festival, but, despite its sincere depiction of lesbian relationships, its sex scenes were said to have been obviously intended for a heterosexual audience.[2]
Availability
Hard Lesbian: Quick and Deep was released theatrically on February 25, 2005.[4] On September 30, 2008 it was released on home video in Japan by Interfilm as Shell Joining, Pervert Woman and Office Lady.[7][8] Pinkeiga has plans to release the film on DVD to the U.S. market under the title Coming Out.[3]
Bibliography
English
- "Coming Out". pinkeiga.com. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - Hâdo rezubian: Kuikku & dîpu (2005) at IMDb
- Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. pp. 307, 358. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
Japanese
- 貝あわせ、痴女とＯＬ(2005) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ (in Japanese). www.dmm.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - "ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ (in Japanese). Shintoho. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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Notes
- ^ Infobox data from "ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Coming Out". pinkeiga.com. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b ハードレズビアン クイック＆ディープ (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Best Ten of 2005 (２００５年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). "HARD LESBIAN: GENUINE TONGUE TECHNIQUE (1992)". Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 190–191. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ "2008" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Sharp, p. 358.