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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Slave Widow
| name = Slave Widow
| image = Slave Widow DVD.jpg
| image = Slave Widow DVD.jpg
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| caption = Cover to the [[DVD region code|region-1]] [[DVD]] release
| caption = Cover to the [[DVD region code|region-1]] [[DVD]] release
| director = [[Mamoru Watanabe]] (as Yuzuru Watanabe)
| director = [[Mamoru Watanabe]] (as Yuzuru Watanabe)
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = Mamoru Watanabe
| writer = Mamoru Watanabe
| starring = [[Noriko Tatsumi]]
| starring = [[Noriko Tatsumi]]
| music =
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| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
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| distributor = Mutsukuni Eiga / Chuo Eiga
| distributor = Mutsukuni Eiga / Chuo Eiga
| released = July 11, 1967
| released = July 11, 1967
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| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| language = Japanese
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{{nihongo|'''''Slave Widow'''''|奴隷未亡人|Dorei mibōjin}} is a [[1967 in film|1967]] Japanese ''[[Pink film]]'' directed by [[Mamoru Watanabe]] and starring [[Noriko Tatsumi]]. Along with the first "Queen" of Japanese soft-core pornography, the film's cast includes [[Mari Imai]] and an early appearance by [[Naomi Tani]], two other major stars of ''pink film''.
{{Nihongo|'''''Slave Widow'''''|奴隷未亡人|Dorei mibōjin}} is a [[1967 in film|1967]] Japanese ''[[Pink film]]'' directed by [[Mamoru Watanabe]] and starring [[Noriko Tatsumi]]. Along with the first "Queen" of Japanese soft-core pornography, the film's cast includes [[Mari Imai]] and an early appearance by [[Naomi Tani]], two other major stars of ''pink film''.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
When Mitsuko's husband dies leaving her with a large debt, she becomes the sexual slave of his largest creditor, Kitō. Kitō's son Kazuhiko, who is expected to marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman, falls in love with Mitsuko. To escape the situation, Mitsuko drowns herself in the lake near her husband's country villa.<ref>Buchanan, Jason. ''[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:429458 Slave Widow]''. [[Allmovie]]. Retrieved on May 30, 2008.</ref><ref name="Sharp-61">{{cite book |last=Sharp|first=Jasper|title=Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema|page=61|year=2008|publisher=FAB Press|location=Guildford|isbn=978-1-903254-54-7}}</ref>
When Mitsuko's husband dies leaving her with a large debt, she becomes the sexual slave of his largest creditor, Kitō. Kitō's son Kazuhiko, who is expected to marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman, falls in love with Mitsuko. To escape the situation, Mitsuko drowns herself in the lake near her husband's country villa.<ref>Buchanan, Jason. ''[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:429458 Slave Widow]''. [[Allmovie]]. Retrieved on May 30, 2008.</ref><ref name="Sharp-61">{{Cite book|last=Sharp|first=Jasper|title=Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema|page=61|year=2008|publisher=FAB Press|location=Guildford|isbn=978-1-903254-54-7}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Availability==
==Availability==
[[Harry Novak]] released ''Slave Widow'' theatrically in the United States through his Boxoffice International Pictures distribution company.<ref name="She">{{cite journal |last=Fentone|first=Steve|year=1998|title=Slave Widow; A Rip of the Flesh: The Japanese 'Pink Film' Cycle|journal=She|volume=2|issue=11|pages=p.10}}</ref> Jasper Sharp notes that had it not been for Novak's release of the film, and subsequent preservation, ''Slave Widow'' would likely not be available today, as many early ''pink films'' were not saved in Japan.<ref>Sharp (2008), p. 181.</ref> The film was again available to U.S. audiences in the late 1990s in a videotape release by [[Something Weird Video]].<ref name="She"/> The film was released on [[DVD region code|region-1]] [[DVD]] by [[Gregory Hatanaka]]'s [[Cinema Epoch]] label on April 1, 2008. Though the DVD release contains no extras significant to the film, the trailer to ''Slave Widow'' is available on Something Weird Video's release of [[Kōji Wakamatsu]]'s ''[[The Notorious Concubines]]'' (1969).<ref>[http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/review.php?id=230 Slave Widow (DVD review)] (English). [http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/ www.dvdmaniacs.net]. Retrieved on July 8, 2008.</ref>
[[Harry Novak]] released ''Slave Widow'' theatrically in the United States through his Boxoffice International Pictures distribution company.<ref name="She">{{Cite journal|last=Fentone|first=Steve|year=1998|title=Slave Widow; A Rip of the Flesh: The Japanese 'Pink Film' Cycle|journal=She|volume=2|issue=11|pages=p.10}}</ref> Jasper Sharp notes that had it not been for Novak's release of the film, and subsequent preservation, ''Slave Widow'' would likely not be available today, as many early ''pink films'' were not saved in Japan.<ref>Sharp (2008), p. 181.</ref> The film was again available to U.S. audiences in the late 1990s in a videotape release by [[Something Weird Video]].<ref name="She"/> The film was released on [[DVD region code|region-1]] [[DVD]] by [[Gregory Hatanaka]]'s [[Cinema Epoch]] label on April 1, 2008. Though the DVD release contains no extras significant to the film, the trailer to ''Slave Widow'' is available on Something Weird Video's release of [[Kōji Wakamatsu]]'s ''[[The Notorious Concubines]]'' (1969).<ref>[http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/review.php?id=230 Slave Widow (DVD review)] (English). [http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/ www.dvdmaniacs.net]. Retrieved on July 8, 2008.</ref>


Following the DVD release, on May 9 and May 11, 2008, [[Portland, Oregon]]'s Clinton Street Theater played ''Slave Widow'' on a double-bill with [[Hiroshi Mukai]]'s ''[[The Bite]]'' (1966), previously considered a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.clintonsttheater.com/calendar23.html JAPANESE SEXPLOITATION DOUBLE FEATURE - May 9 & 11] (English). [http://www.clintonsttheater.com/ The Clinton Street Theater]. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.</ref>
Following the DVD release, on May 9 and May 11, 2008, [[Portland, Oregon]]'s Clinton Street Theater played ''Slave Widow'' on a double-bill with [[Hiroshi Mukai]]'s ''[[The Bite]]'' (1966), previously considered a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.clintonsttheater.com/calendar23.html JAPANESE SEXPLOITATION DOUBLE FEATURE - May 9 & 11] (English). [http://www.clintonsttheater.com/ The Clinton Street Theater]. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{Reflist}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
* Barrett, Michael. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/film/reviews/58144/slave-widow/ "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.popmatters.com/ PopMatters], May 8, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Barrett, Michael. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/film/reviews/58144/slave-widow/ "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.popmatters.com/ PopMatters], May 8, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Buchanan, Jason. ''[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:429458 Slave Widow]''. [[Allmovie]].
* Buchanan, Jason. ''[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:429458 Slave Widow]''. [[Allmovie]].
* Cowie, Peter (editor). "Dorei Mibôjin" in "Japan" in ''World Filmography 1967'' (1977). Tantivy Press, London. ISBN 0-498015-65-3. p.351.
* Cowie, Peter (editor). "Dorei Mibôjin" in "Japan" in ''World Filmography 1967'' (1977). Tantivy Press, London. ISBN 0-498015-65-3. p.&nbsp;351.
* [http://www.citwf.com/film92709.htm ''Dorei Mibojin'' / ''Slave Widow''] (English). [http://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp Complete Index to World Film]. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* [http://www.citwf.com/film92709.htm ''Dorei Mibojin'' / ''Slave Widow''] (English). [http://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp Complete Index to World Film]. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1967/cq002060.htm 奴隷未亡人] (''Dorei mibojin'') at [[Japanese Movie Database]]. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1967/cq002060.htm 奴隷未亡人] (''Dorei mibojin'') at [[Japanese Movie Database]]. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Loomis, Daryl. [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/slavewidow.php "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.dvdverdict.com/ DVD Verdict], April 10, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Loomis, Daryl. [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/slavewidow.php "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.dvdverdict.com/ DVD Verdict], April 10, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Wallis, John. [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/32794/slave-widow/ "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk], March 28, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Wallis, John. [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/32794/slave-widow/ "Slave Widow"] (English). [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk], March 28, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
* Weisser, Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser. (1998). ''Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films''. Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications, [[Miami]]. ISBN 1-889288-52-7. pp.394–395.
* Weisser, Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser. (1998). ''Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films''. Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications, [[Miami]]. ISBN 1-889288-52-7. pp.&nbsp;394–395.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0128167|Slave Widow}}
* {{IMDB title|0128167|Slave Widow}}
* {{Amg movie|429458|Slave Widow}}
* {{Amg movie|429458|Slave Widow}}


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Revision as of 09:15, 10 September 2010

Slave Widow
Cover to the region-1 DVD release
Directed byMamoru Watanabe (as Yuzuru Watanabe)
Written byMamoru Watanabe
StarringNoriko Tatsumi
Distributed byMutsukuni Eiga / Chuo Eiga
Release date
July 11, 1967
Running time
73 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Slave Widow (奴隷未亡人, Dorei mibōjin) is a 1967 Japanese Pink film directed by Mamoru Watanabe and starring Noriko Tatsumi. Along with the first "Queen" of Japanese soft-core pornography, the film's cast includes Mari Imai and an early appearance by Naomi Tani, two other major stars of pink film.

Synopsis

When Mitsuko's husband dies leaving her with a large debt, she becomes the sexual slave of his largest creditor, Kitō. Kitō's son Kazuhiko, who is expected to marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman, falls in love with Mitsuko. To escape the situation, Mitsuko drowns herself in the lake near her husband's country villa.[1][2]

Cast

Style and themes

In his book Behind the Pink Curtain (2008), Jasper Sharp writes that Mamoru Watanabe's pink films are usually "lyrical... [and] full of poetic symbolism and striking pictorial compositions..."[4] Watanabe opens Slave Widow with close-ups of Noriko Tatsumi's body rising and falling to the sound of heavy breathing, juxtaposed with images of the lake near her country villa. Watanabe's skillful use of sound is also evident in the contrast between Mitsuko and Kazuhiko's two love scenes. In the first, a lyrical scene which takes place near the lake in which Mitsuko will drown herself, the visuals are accompanied by natural sounds such as crickets, birds and water. In the second, which takes place in Tokyo, the desperation of Noriko's situation is emphasized with harsh city noises such as non-stop traffic.[2]

Thematically, the film criticizes the nouveau riche of Japan's post-war era in the person of Kitō. The conflict between romantic life and filial piety is also explored in the storyline involving Kitō's son Kazuhiko's affection for Mitsuko. This puts the son in conflict with his father both because Kitō desires to make Mitsuko his own mistress, and because Kazuhiko is expected to marry the daughter of Kitō's business partner. It is Mitsuko who pays for the breach of social protocol through her suicide.[2]

Availability

Harry Novak released Slave Widow theatrically in the United States through his Boxoffice International Pictures distribution company.[5] Jasper Sharp notes that had it not been for Novak's release of the film, and subsequent preservation, Slave Widow would likely not be available today, as many early pink films were not saved in Japan.[6] The film was again available to U.S. audiences in the late 1990s in a videotape release by Something Weird Video.[5] The film was released on region-1 DVD by Gregory Hatanaka's Cinema Epoch label on April 1, 2008. Though the DVD release contains no extras significant to the film, the trailer to Slave Widow is available on Something Weird Video's release of Kōji Wakamatsu's The Notorious Concubines (1969).[7]

Following the DVD release, on May 9 and May 11, 2008, Portland, Oregon's Clinton Street Theater played Slave Widow on a double-bill with Hiroshi Mukai's The Bite (1966), previously considered a lost film.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Buchanan, Jason. Slave Widow. Allmovie. Retrieved on May 30, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  3. ^ Cast listing from Cowie, Peter (editor). "Dorei Mibôjin" in "Japan" in World Filmography 1967 (1977). Tantivy Press, London. ISBN 0-498015-65-3. p.351.
  4. ^ Sharp (2008), pp. 60-61.
  5. ^ a b Fentone, Steve (1998). "Slave Widow; A Rip of the Flesh: The Japanese 'Pink Film' Cycle". She. 2 (11): p.10. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ Sharp (2008), p. 181.
  7. ^ Slave Widow (DVD review) (English). www.dvdmaniacs.net. Retrieved on July 8, 2008.
  8. ^ JAPANESE SEXPLOITATION DOUBLE FEATURE - May 9 & 11 (English). The Clinton Street Theater. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.

Sources

  • Slave Widow at IMDb
  • ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Slave Widow at AllMovie

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