Gate of Flesh
In an interview Seijun answered the question of the uniqueness of this film in relation to other B/Program pictures he made in the time: "The studio wanted to make a skin flick, that's all. We couldn't make a real porno back then, though.",A downward shot pans across a crowd following a stretcher. When straight down, you see the shadow of the camera, crane and the camera operator.,Sen: As soon as that wound heals, I want you out of here. This place belongs to just us girls.,Featured in From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh' (2005),Yet another brilliant work from director Suzuki Seijun, who manages to create (in almost every frame) a world in which lurid pulp paperback cover paintings have come to life! This tale of the rampant desperation of mere existence in post-WWII Tokyo is simply stunning on all counts. "Nikutai no Mon" ("Gate of Flesh") is both bleakly realistic, and flamboyantly artistic. It is brutal, shocking, funny, and depressing--sometimes all at once! Excellent cinema--not to be missed by any Japanese film buffs.,