S&M Hunter: Begins

"The Legend Begins!"

1985 0h 59m JA

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4.8

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★4.8TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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This prequel to the pink cult hit S&M Hunter tells the origin story of how an average salary man became the world's first S&M superhero! How did he lose his eye? Why is bad girl Meg chasing him in the first place? And why did Maria become a masochist? Long out of print and hungered for by Pink Eiga fans the world over, Pink Eiga Inc. is proud to release the only true superhero movie that matters in a flooded market of comic book adaptations!

“The Legend Begins!”

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Cast

Shirō Shimomoto
Shunsuke Nozawa, S&M Hunter
Hiromi Saotome
Meg, head of girl hang
Yutaka Ikejima
Jesus, owner of the "House of Perversion" / Jesus's father
Jimmy Tsuchida
Takashi Sonoyama
Erika Suzune
Ako
Naomi Sugishita
Mary, Jesus's sister
Ran Mizukami
Sally

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Kataoka
Writers: Shūji Kataoka, Yôki Haruno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "S&M Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takashi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shirō Shimomoto and Hiromi Saotome and Yutaka Ikejima carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Toshio Shimura behind the camera. Takashi Akutagawa scores. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "S&M Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Takashi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shirō Shimomoto and Hiromi Saotome and Yutaka Ikejima carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Legend Begins!".
10IMDB entry: tt0287664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.