What exemplifies the power of cinema better than the medium’s most salacious selections? Japan’s pink films were indie studio-produced pictures that dealt in exploitation from action to eroticism, all with enough nudity to keep audience eyes glued onscreen. These scrappy features gave first-time directors a place to cut their creative teeth, including director Yoshimitsu Morita. Before he “redefined the Japanese cinema of the 1980s” (according to Vinegar Syndrome) with The Family Game, Morita went in for a cut-and-color with this musical romp through a barbershop known for its “special” services. Produced by movie studio Nikkatsu as part of their softcore Roman Porno outfit. – James Scott
