Shudojo: Nure nawa zange

Nunsploitation would seem to be more of a European thing, but the Japanese decided to have a go too, and Wet and Rope is one of the results. Asian cinema is often remarked upon for its bizarreness, and after having seen this film; I've got to say that isn't surprising...in the least! Quite what the hell the point of this film is, is anyone's guess, as all the sleazy elements on display don't mean a thing to one another, thus making the film merely a collection of oddities, united one very thin plot line. The story (if you can even call it that) follows a young woman who tries to commit suicide after being thrown out by her husband. After being saved by a priest, she is recruited into his convent...where all the nuns are more pervy than your average whore! The film features a lot of sex, some of it featuring things like masks, bread rolls and (wait for it) sheep costumes! I actually can't believe there was a time when I found lesbian sex out of the ordinary...it's the norm in films like these! It really is hard to take this film seriously, but it's not a complete dead loss as watching the events unfold is often very funny, and fans of wayward cinema are likely to get a kick out of it. Overall, I can't say that this is a favourite of mine...but it's just about worth seeing.

WET & ROPE is another of the notorious Japanese pink eiga movies. These were softcore dramas that extensively pushed on-screen depictions of sexuality to the limit. This film's not as powerful or violent as some, but it's still frequently unpleasant. It begins with a woman walking sorrowfully through the woods before we flashback to her home life, which is interrupted by a gang of raping goons. Later she's rescued by a priest and taken to a nunnery, but this is the kind of place that you see in the likes of Jess Franco movies. Expect wall-to-wall couplings, extensive nudity and some truly bizarre moments involving animal costumes.

After being brutally raped,Mikki attempts to commit suicide.A friendly priest talks her out of it and she decides to become a nun.Once inside the convent,she becomes again a victim of sexual abuse."Wet and Rope" by Koyu Ohara is a truly fantastic piece of sleaze.It's not as beautiful and visually stunning as Norifumi Suzuki's exploitation classic "School of the Holy Beast",but certainly offers everything a nunsploitation fan could want-beautiful and often nude women,a perverse priest,a nunnery full of lesbians and wickedly deviant finale.The acting is pretty good and the main actress Yuki Nokihara has a great body and beautiful eyes.A must-see for fans of nunsploitation sub-genre or exploitation cinema in general.8 out of 10.Highly recommended.

A young woman gets raped by three thugs on her wedding night while her husband is forced to watch. He then tell her to leave because his honor has been violated. Our poor gal goes to the ocean to drown herself but a priest stops her and convinces her to enter his convent. Every nun is of course (like in most Euro Nunsploitationers) obsessed by masturbation and sin. A wounded gangster seeks refuge in her room and she 'heals' him. Later she and a horny sister goes to a disco and meet some dancing studs and it ends in an orgy. She also fools around with the priest while a weird servant/sex freak licks the toilet bowl!?!. In the most bizarre scene of the film, the convent needs to raise money so they invite some sleazy business men who wear negro masks while watching our heroine getting raped on the alter in a bunny suit which turns everybody on and an all-out orgy unfolds - all in the celebration of St. Animals Day!?!

Compared to other Japanese Shock Videos, this one is more silly than nasty but definitely a must for psychotronic addicts of the exotic and deranged.

I have to give Koyu Ohara's 'Wet Rope Confession' a high rating because among other things, it is an utterly unique and fascinating viewing experience. Here is one of the oddest 'pink' films of all time, concerning a beautiful young woman who joins a bizarre convent after being raped on her wedding night, by a gang of thugs. Loaded with surreal imagery and filmed with great style, director Koyu O'Hara utilizes garish colors especially well, and some scenes are truly gorgeous. Other scenes are quite indescribable, such as when the young woman Miki, and a fellow nun enter a disco in the middle of the afternoon and are picked up by some shady looking characters. Some scoff at the bizarre imagery here, but I believe everything has it's meaning. Symbolism is in fact the dominating factor in this one. The ending is especially bizarre, but somehow extremely sweet and romantic at the same time, as actress Yuki Nohira possesses a rare quality of appearing very sexual and also totally naive and innocent at the same time. The acting, as in most of the Japan 'pink' films of this time, is extremely good. The film-makers touch on a very obscure but potent erotic nerve by showing nuns in sexual situations, while appearing to enjoy the experience while simultaneously being disturbed by what they are doing. Fans of cult cinema should have a very special appreciation for these films, for before the advent of DVD productions like 'Wet Rope' were absolutely unheard of outside of their native land. The 1970's were truly a great time for underground cinema, and 'Wet Rope Confession' is a nice example of what that decade had to offer. See this mysterious and beautiful film!