Virgin Rope Makeover


Virgin Rope Makeover is a 1979 Japanese pink film directed by Mamoru Watanabe and starring Mayuko Hino and Naomi Oka.

Plot

In this Meiji period erotic costume drama, Shino has seen her step-mother Aya take over the family inheritance and invite her petty criminal lover into the family home after the death of her father. Shino leaves to go on the traditional temple pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku. During her pilgrimage, she is assaulted several times by bandits but eventually returns home disguised as a geisha to take her revenge.

Cast

Production

Director Mamoru Watanabe made his debut with the now lost film Hussy in 1965. Virgin Rope Makeover is a remake of that film. Watanabe also made other films at this time working with actresses Mayuko Hino and Naomi Oka with Oka usually playing the mature woman luring the innocent Hino into sadistic adventures. He also continued to collaborate with screenwriter Banmei Takahashi in other pink films for Shintōhō Eiga.

Reception

Virgin Rope Makeover was awarded the Best Film award at the first Zoom-Up Awards given by the magazine of the same name in 1980. Watanabe took the prize for Best Director and Mayuko Hino won for Best Actress.

Release

Virgin Rope Makeover was released theatrically in Japan in June 1979. It was re-released on VHS tape by Tairiku Shobo in January 1990.