a.k.a. Yasui Shūchi is a Japanese director and screenwriter primarily known for his work in ''
pink films'' but who has also worked in
adult videos (AV) and in mainstream film.
Life and career
Kataoka was born in Hokkaido on November 23, 1950.
He studied at the College of Economics at
Kanto Gakuin University
is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
History
It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, establi ...
but dropped out before graduation.
In the early 1980s he began to work at producer-director
Kan Mukai
Kan or KAN may refer to:
Places
* Kan (river), a tributary of the Yenisey in Russia
* Kan District of Iran
* Kan, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Batken Region
* Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Nigeria, IATA code
* Kannapolis (Amtrak s ...
's
Shishi Productions.
At first he worked as an assistant director for Mukai and
Yōjirō Takita
Yōjirō Takita (滝田 洋二郎 ''Takita Yōjirō'', born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama '' Departures''. It marked the first time a Japanese film won the awa ...
and then released his debut film as a director in 1983, ''Yokoku Bōkō: Yaru! Sasu!'',
the first of a series of action films starring Usagi Asō distributed by the
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by ...
.
Since then he has made many action pink films, and has gone on to direct mainstream movies and
V-Cinema
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...
.
At the
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. Referred to by Miho Toda as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholar ...
for 1988 Kataoka's ''Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting'' was awarded Best Film, and Kataoka was given the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Partial filmography
* (1983)
* ''
S&M Hunter'' (地獄のローパー、緊縛・SM・18才(SMクレーン、宙吊り), 1986)
* ''
S&M Hunter - Legend of Yakuza'' (SM倫子のおもらし, 1986)
* ''
S&M Hunter Begins'' (逆さ吊し縛り縄, 1985)
* ''
Subway Serial Rape Series'' (「地下鉄連続レイプ」シリーズ, 1985-1988)
** ''Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting'' (地下鉄連続レイプ 愛人狩り, 1988)
Bibliography
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References
External links
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Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. Referred to by Miho Toda as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholar ...
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1950 births
Japanese film directors
Pink film directors
Japanese screenwriters
Living people
People from Asahikawa
Kanto Gakuin University alumni