The Superhuman Stud

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Isao Hayashi directs. Kuratarō Takamura behind the camera. Koichi Sakata scores. Toyoharu Nishimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Directed by Isao Hayashi, shot by Kuratarō Takamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Koichi Sakata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Toyoharu Nishimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Kazuko Shirakawa and Keiko Aikawa and Hidemi Hara carry the top of the cast.
• 8IMDB entry: tt3398368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Kuratarō Takamura

Original score

Koichi Sakata

Editing

Toyoharu Nishimura

Runtime

63 min · 1h 3m

Status

Released

Original language

JA

IMDB

The Superhuman Stud (1972) ↗

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• 
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• 
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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Nikkatsu Corporation

  JP

Key crew

• SoundEiji Kimura
• Lighting DirectorMoriyasu Tsuchida
• Art DirectionMotozō Kawahara
• EditorToyoharu Nishimura
• Assistant DirectorKazuhiko Hasegawa

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• yakuza
• softcore
• pink film

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere1972-08-16

Also known as

International titles

• Seigô retsuden: Shinde moraimasuJP
• Powerful Sex Biography: I Give You DeathUS