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

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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.

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.