Sukeban (film)
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is a 1972 Japanese
exploitation film An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...
that is directed by
Norifumi Suzuki , was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the '' Torakku Yarō'' series. Biography Suzuki was born in 1933 in Shizuoka. He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University's Department of Economics, and subsequently joined To ...
and stars lead females of the genre,
Reiko Ike is a Japanese actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre of action/erotic movies known as ''pink films''. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, ''Kōkotsu No Sekai''. After a drug-related arrest, and an ...
and
Miki Sugimoto is a Japanese actress best known for her roles in the ''sukeban'' (delinquent girl) subgenre of Toei's action/erotic form of " pink film" known as ''Pinky Violence' '. Life and career Sugimoto began her career as a model and television personal ...
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Definition in Japanese exploitation cinema

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Sukeban is a Japanese term meaning "delinquent girl", and the female equivalent to the male in Japanese culture. The usage of the word refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, and is not used to refer to any one member of a ...
" is a contraction of the Japanese words "suke" (female) and "bancho" (boss). The term describes a specific high school archetype which is usually (though not always) associated with juvenile delinquency. The term "zubeko" (bad girl) is no longer in vogue, but at the time these films were made was a hip slang expression that would more accurately have been translated as "bitch".Review
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1972 films Films directed by Norifumi Suzuki 1970s exploitation films 1970s high school films 1970s Japanese films {{exploitation-film-stub