Review of Sex and Fury (1973) by Matthew M — 10 Sep 2008

Sexploitation/Revengesploitation the Japanese way, and let's face it, no one can hate this movie, no matter how hard they try. Its gratuitous nudity, stylized violence, horribly expository dialogue, non-sensical plot elements (why exactly DOES Christina suddenly decide to abandon Shunoske, who's just fallen off a train, and become Kawakura's whip-wielding dominatrix/dungeon-master for forty seconds before leaving to back to him?) and over-the-top photography is done so lovingly, with such reverence for movie-making and movie-watching, that it's not just forgiveable, but in fact laudable.