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Шаблон:Nihongo aka Lusty Transparent Man is a 1978 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Isao Hayashi and starring Izumi Shima.

Synopsis

Ippei, a college student, finds a formula that can render him invisible. He uses it to spy on women's bathhouses, and have sex with female students. A professor becomes aware of his activities and punishes him.[1][2]

Cast

  • Teru Satō: Ippei[3]
  • Izumi Shima: Momoko (Ippei's wife)
  • Rhandie Anugerah Gabriel (Mr.Guskaida Invisible Man)
  • Maria Mari: Machiko (Momoko's sister)
  • Erina Miyai: Akira
  • Shin Takada
  • Yūko Asuka
  • Nami Aoki
  • Jun Aki
  • Tatsuya Hamaguchi
  • Toshihiko Oda
  • Ichirō Kijima
  • Genki Koyama

Critical appraisal

In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers give Invisible Man: Rape! a rating of two points out of four. Judging Isai Hayashi to be an "apathetic" and "by-the-numbers" director, they note that this film is one of his best. Besides the interesting theme, they write that the film is helped by a good-looking and competent cast.[2]

Allmovie writes that Invisible Man: Rape! more closely resembles later U.S. teen wish-fulfillment fantasies like Zapped! (1982) and Invisible Maniac (1990) than contemporary rape-themed Roman porno films.[1]

Background

Director Isao Hayashi worked with Nikkatsu from the beginning of the Roman porno era, directing Castle Orgies, one of the first two releases of the series.[4] The Weissers note that it may be Hayashi's work with historical dramas that gives his directorial style a pedantic feel.[2] Along with Lady Kamakura: Cherry Boy Club (1975) Invisible Man: Rape! was one of Hayashi's most successful films.[5]

The lead actress in Invisible Man: Rape!, Izumi Shima, had been promoted as "Nikkatsu's most beautiful actress", and was debuted in Lady Chatterley In Tokyo (1977), a project tailored for her.[6] When that film failed to gain much approval, Shima was given a string of lower-profile projects. Her career was revived in 1982 when SM-author Oniroku Dan chose her to star in his first film production, Dark Hair, Velvet Soul. After that, Shima made a name for herself in the S&M genre, especially with films based on works by Dan, and became regarded as one of Nikkatsu's leading actresses of the 1980s.[7]

Availability

Invisible Man: Rape! was released theatrically in Japan on December 23, 1978.[8] It was released on home video in Japan in VHS format on June 7, 1996.[9]

Bibliography

English

Japanese

Notes

Шаблон:Reflist

  1. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite book
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. Шаблон:Cite book
  5. Weisser, p. 304.
  6. Weisser, pp. 223-224
  7. Weisser, p. 339.
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  9. Шаблон:Cite web