Secret Book: Peeled Egg

Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Directed by Shōgorō Nishimura, 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.
• 6Hitomi Kozue and Mariko Hoshi and Aoi Nakajima carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt0226752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Kuratarō Takamura

Original score

Koichi Sakata

Runtime

71 min · 1h 11m

Status

Released

Original language

JA

IMDB

Secret Book: Peeled Egg (1975) ↗

Also by

Shōgorō Nishimura

• 
  Apartment Wife: Agony Afternoon

  1972 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Drifter's Affair

  1972 · ★ 10.0
• 
  The Climax

  1973 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction

  1974 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Red Light Tobita Brothel

  1975 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Ran no nikutai

  1984 · ★ 10.0

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Nikkatsu Corporation

  JP

Key crew

• ProducerRyoji Ito

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• softcore
• pink film

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1975-01-14

Also known as

International titles

• Secret Book: Peeled EggUS
• Tangled Skeins of LoveUS
• Hihon: Muki tamagoJP