Pink Curtain 3

1983 1h 12m JA

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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Cohabitating brother and sister continue their relationships with their lovers from the first two chapters with more teasing of “will they or won’t they”. The third in the "Pink Curtain" series by George Akiyama, which depicts a forbidden love with the power and delicacy of the previous films!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jun Miho
Noriko , Sister
Naomi Hagio
Naoko
Masahiko Abe
Satoru
Yôzô Ashizawa
Kikuo
Kazuyo Ezaki
Kyoko
Kyôko Kai
Kumi
Tamaki Komiyama
Shop Manager
Tarō Mochizuki
Mitamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuaki Uegaki
Writers: Jun Takada, George Akiyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 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 "Pink Curtain 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 Yasuaki Uegaki, shot by Teio Noda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fujio Satou. 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 Osamu Inoue 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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Jun Miho and Naomi Hagio and Masahiko Abe carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuaki Uegaki directs. Teio Noda behind the camera. Fujio Satou scores. Osamu Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Pink Curtain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yasuaki Uegaki, shot by Teio Noda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Fujio Satou. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Osamu Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jun Miho and Naomi Hagio and Masahiko Abe carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0227270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.