Call of the Pistil

1971 1h 6m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

Synopsis

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The directorial debut of Masaru Konuma, penned by Keiichi Ozawa using the pseudonym "Fuyuhiko Hagi". Masako is a journalist, and she is raped while researching a story. The rape causes her to develop amnesia, so her brother devises a novel way to get her memory back -- he has her boyfriend rape her again. It doesn't work, so the brother and boyfriend do more research, discovering that Masako was raped by an African-American soldier. As might be expected, they then hire a black GI to rape the poor girl yet a third time...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Maki
Masako Yano(矢野雅子)
Hajime Mitamura
Ken'ichirô Yano(矢野健一郎)
Hyōe Enoki
Tetsu
Peter Golden
Joe
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Takashi Togawa
Shôji Kuroda
Doctor Tamura
Toshihiko Oda
Tachibana
Yachiyo Satô
Telephone Operator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaru Konuma
Writers: Keiichi Ozawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaru Konuma, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Keiko Maki and Hajime Mitamura and Hyōe Enoki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0285647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaru Konuma directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Hajime Kaburagi scores. Jun Nabeshima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masaru Konuma, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jun Nabeshima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Keiko Maki and Hajime Mitamura and Hyōe Enoki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0285647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.