S&M Hunter

S&M Hunter (地獄のローパー、緊縛・SM・18才(SMクレーン、宙吊り), Kinbaku · SM · 18-sai, lit. SM kurên chûzuri) is a 1986 comedy pink film directed by Shuji Kataoka and starring Shiro Shimomoto, Hiromi Saotome and Yutaka Ikejima.

Synopsis

S&M Hunter (Japanese: 地獄のローパー Jigoku no Rōpā) is a super genius nawashi whose specialty is tying up women in order to tame them. When the sukeban gang The Bombers kidnap a man to use as their personal sex slave, his boyfriend asks S&M Hunter for help. S&M Hunter accepts the mission to defeat the gang.

Cast

Shiro Shimomoto: S&M Hunter

Hiromi Saotome: Meg

Yutaka Ikejima: Dungeon Master

Ayu Kiyokawa: Machiko (Machi in the US release)

Bunmei Tobayama: Saeki (Joe in the US release)

Naomi Sugishita: Maria

Akira Fukuda: Wataru (Jack in the US release)

Mie Mogami: gang member

Utako Sarashina: gang member

Availability

Shuji Kataoka filmed S&M Hunter for Kokuei and it was released theatrically in Japan by Shintōhō Eiga in February 1986. The U.S. premiere was September 2008 in Austin Fantastic Fest. The second appearance of this film in the U.S. is at San Francisco Independent Film Festival. Region 0 DVD by US-based company Pinkeiga has been released since January 14, 2009 in USA. The film is also available as a digital download or streaming file on the Pink Eiga site as of 2012.

Reviews

Gilvear, Kevin (2009-02-01). “DVD Times – S&M Hunter”. DVD Times. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

KamuiX (2009-02-01). “Infini-Tropolis Review: S&M Hunter (1986)”. infini-tropolis.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

cinesploitation (2008-12-14). “S&M Hunter (1986)”. cinesploitation. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

Stadtman, Todd (2009-02-18). “S & M Hunter”. Teleport City. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

Kingmob (2009-02-18). “S & M Hunter – Review”. (Cool) Shite on the Tube. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

Gigantor (2009-02-02). “S&M Hunter”. Cinemania.co.nz. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

Perkins, Rodney (2008-09-27). “BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN Retrospective: Shuji Kataoka’s S&M HUNTER”. Twitch. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

Vieillot, Martin. “SM Hunter: Unsung hero” (in French). EigaGoGo!. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

References

“S&M Hunter”. pinkeiga.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.

External links

S&M Hunter at IMDb

地獄のローパー 緊縛・SM・18才 – Kinbaku · SM · 18-sai at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)