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Shūji Kataoka
Born
 Shūji Kataoka

(1950-11-23) November 23, 1950 (age 73)[1]
Occupation(s)Film Director, screenwriter
Years active1983–present

Shūji Kataoka (片岡 修二, Kataoka Shūji) a.k.a. Yasui Shūchi[2] is a Japanese director and screenwriter primarily known for his work in pink films but who has also worked in adult videos (AV) and in mainstream film.

Life and career

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Kataoka was born in Hokkaido on November 23, 1950.[3] He studied at the College of Economics at Kanto Gakuin University but dropped out before graduation.[1] In the early 1980s he began to work at producer-director Kan Mukai's Shishi Productions.[1][3][4] At first he worked as an assistant director for Mukai and Yōjirō Takita[1] and then released his debut film as a director in 1983, Yokoku Bōkō: Yaru! Sasu!,[1] the first of a series of action films starring Usagi Asō distributed by the Toei Company.[5][6]

Since then he has made many action pink films, and has gone on to direct mainstream movies and V-Cinema.[3] At the Pink Grand Prix for 1988 Kataoka's Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting was awarded Best Film, and Kataoka was given the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.[7]

Partial filmography

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  • Yokoku Bōkō: Yaru! Sasu! (予告暴行 犯る!) (1983)
  • S&M Hunter (地獄のローパー、緊縛・SM・18才(SMクレーン、宙吊り), 1986)[8]
  • S&M Hunter - Legend of Yakuza (SM倫子のおもらし, 1986)
  • S&M Hunter Begins (逆さ吊し縛り縄, 1985)
  • Subway Serial Rape Series (「地下鉄連続レイプ」シリーズ, 1985-1988)
    • Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting (地下鉄連続レイプ 愛人狩り, 1988)

Bibliography

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English

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  • Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. pp. 52, 235, 239, 250, 281, 311, 347, 363. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  • "SHUJI KATAOKA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  • Shûji Kataoka at IMDb
  • "Shuji Kataoka". pinkeiga.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-11-02.

Japanese

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 片岡修二(かたおか しゅうじ) (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. ^ Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  3. ^ a b c "Shuji Kataoka". Pinkeiga.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  4. ^ Sharp, p. 52
  5. ^ Weisser, Thomas; Mihara Weisser, Yuko (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 114–115, 421. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
  6. ^ 片岡修二 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  7. ^ "Best Ten of 1988 1988年度ベストテン <第1回ピンク大賞>" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  8. ^ 片岡修二 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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Awards and achievements
Pink Grand Prix
Preceded by
New Award
Pink Grand Prix for Best Director
Shūji Kataoka

1988
Succeeded by