{"product_id":"nikkatsu-erotica-volume-one-wet-desire-lovers-are-wet-blu-ray","title":"Nikkatsu Erotica - Volume One: Wet Desire (1972) \/ Lovers Are Wet (1973) - Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox - Imprint Asia #93 - 94","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/3481\/1449\/files\/IMP5684_Nikkatsu_Erotica_Vol_1_TT_-_black.png?v=1783903557\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNikkatsu is recognised as Japan’s oldest film studio, founded in 1912 when four smaller production companies merged, and still active today. Renowned for creating some of the most boundary-pushing cinema in history, they created the ‘Roman Porno’ movement in the 70s, a sub-genre known for mixing sex, violence, and romance, elevating the merely explicit into an art form. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first volume features two erotic fascinations directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWet Desire (Ichijo's Wet Lust) (1972)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLovers Are Wet (1973) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Hardbox. 1500 copies only. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_____________________________________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/3481\/1449\/files\/Wet_Desire_TT_480x480.png?v=1783903625\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWet Desire (aka Ichijo's Wet Lust) (1972) - Imprint Asia #93\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal Kinema Jumpo in 1999), Tatsumi Kumashiro’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWet Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stars famous stripper Sayuri Ichijō as herself, alongside Kazuko Shirakawa (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Hiroko Isayama (Martin Scorsese’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIchijo Sayuri, once the legendary queen of Osaka strippers, has retired to run a sushi shop. She is awaiting her day in court after having been arrested for indecency at her farewell performance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features \u0026amp; Technical Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's Reality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - film critic and author Midori Suiren on '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWet Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAspect Ratio 2.45:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English Subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_____________________________________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/3481\/1449\/files\/Lovers_Are_Wet_TT_480x480.png?v=1783903727\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLovers Are Wet (1973) - Imprint Asia #94\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal Kinema Jumpo, 1999),\u003cem\u003e Lovers Are Wet\u003c\/em\u003e is director Tatsumi Kumashiro’s response to the hypocrisy of censorship, finding creative ways to bypass the censorship rules imposed on cinema of the time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young man named Katsu comes to a rural town by the sea and begins working in a movie theatre. The wife of the cinema owner becomes interested in his past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features \u0026amp; Technical Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnconventional\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- film scholar Mio Hatokai on '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovers Are Wet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAspect Ratio 2.45:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English Subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-5a7694d8-7fff-a2ea-4b4f-858a03915b31\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Via Vision Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53356191514937,"sku":"IMP5684","price":69.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/3481\/1449\/files\/IMP5684NikkatsuEroticaVol1expanded.png?v=1783903801","url":"https:\/\/viavision.com.au\/products\/nikkatsu-erotica-volume-one-wet-desire-lovers-are-wet-blu-ray","provider":"Via Vision Entertainment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}