Venus in Pink: An Illustrated Tribute to Japanese Pink Movies & Softcore Porn Starlets [Paperback]

Candice Black (Author), Candace Black (Author), Romain Slocombe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2002

A visual tribute to the many girls who bared all in the erotic Japanese adult films known as 'pink movies.' Pink movies flourished in 1970's Japan, contradicting the seemingly conservative culture, and pushing the artistic boundaries of porn. The beautiful, enigmatic actresses who dominated the films are featured in 100+ rare and exotic black and white portraits and film stills.

Leading Tokyo documentarist Romain Slocombe introduces 'pink movies' from a historical perspective: • how and why they flourished during the 70's • their place within Japanese culture • the increasingly popular Japanese sex scene

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About the Author

Candice Black is the series editor of the erotic fiction imprint, Velvet; she lives in London. Romain Slocombe is a writer and photographer, based in Paris. His third novel is being published by Gallimard. Of his two Creation titles, Tokyo Sex Underground was accompanied by a London exhibition, now touring Europe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Glitter Books (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190258810X
• ISBN-13: 978-1902588100
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,813,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not A Very Good Tribute...., August 29, 2002

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James Maruyama "jtmaruyama" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venus in Pink: An Illustrated Tribute to Japanese Pink Movies & Softcore Porn Starlets (Paperback)

Reading the editorial reviews above for this particular book, I was under the assumption that this book would give a critical and written overview of the Japanese "Pink" Sex Film Dramas (aka RomanPorn). I was especially wanting to get some background information on some of the key studios (such as Nikkatsu, Toei) which produced these films in the 70's as well as a index to all the major starletts. Much to my disappointment the book only had a very short (one page) introduction and a even shorter summary (two pages) detailing the Japanese Pink Film Industry of the 70's and early 80's. The rest of the book was primarily comprised of black & white stills and photos of the various Japanese Pink Film stars (and not very clear or good ones I might add). In yet another miscalculation, the book's editors even failed to mention who is being pictured and from what film the particular still was taken from (although I think it might have been in the acknowledgement sections). Definitely not for those wanting to "read" about the Japanese RomanPorn films of the 70's. From even the basest erotic level, this book fails.

2.0 out of 5 stars Should have been much better., September 3, 2009

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Morris G. Vescovi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venus in Pink: An Illustrated Tribute to Japanese Pink Movies & Softcore Porn Starlets (Paperback)

I knew that it was primarily a book of still photos. However, what I did not know was that the selection of photos was not that good. There are much better out there, but not in this book. Also, none of the photos are identified by movie title they are from or who is in the photos. I really can't recommend it. Someone could publish are very good photo book on the pink films, but this is not it.