Top Stripper (1982)
Original title: (本)噂のストリッパー
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Even on the mana board there is a "sexual spring," and even the strippers have a "love story"...A frenzied live stage colored with seven colored spots!
In this irreverent take on a coming-of-age story, young man Yoichi (Kensuke Miyawaki) falls head-over-heels in love with Gloria (Kaori Okamoto), who works at the local strip joint. Innocent Yoichi attends Gloria’s shows every day as his mind is filled with images of her. Unlike many hot and heavy pink films of the time, there is a lot of levity to Top Stripper, along with profound moments of bittersweet disappointment familiar to the young love genre. Still early in his career, Yoshimitsu Morita was one of the handful of young, radical directors who were given the opportunity to explore the visual medium via the constraints of the pink genre. The creative shots, framing, and overall playfulness are a must-see. This film was the first of the pink films that Morita directed and was made one year before he directed his iconic The Family Game.
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Nami MisakiLady(レディ)
Ayako OtaYoshiko(好子)Jun UenoShoichi(照一)Yudo YoshikawaKiris Ai(キリス・アイ)Noriko OhtakaWoman in black and white show
Akio KanedaTakamasa(孝政)Nikki MoritaDisco Queen
Shinobu TsurutaManagerKensuke TamaiHan EtoKeywords
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What is Top Stripper about?
In this irreverent take on a coming-of-age story, young man Yoichi (Kensuke Miyawaki) falls head-over-heels in love with Gloria (Kaori Okamoto), who works at the local strip joint. Innocent Yoichi attends Gloria’s shows every day as his mind is filled with images of her. Unlike many hot and heavy pink films of the time, there is a lot of levity to Top Stripper, along with profound moments of bittersweet disappointment familiar to the young love genre. Still early in his career, Yoshimitsu Morita was one of the handful of young, radical directors who were given the opportunity to explore the visual medium via the constraints of the pink genre. The creative shots, framing, and overall playfulness are a must-see. This film was the first of the pink films that Morita directed and was made one year before he directed his iconic The Family Game.
How long is Top Stripper?
Top Stripper has a runtime of 67 minutes.