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Chūsei Sone

Born October 1, 1937
Japan
Occupation Film director and screenwriter
Years active 1967 – 2000

Chūsei Sone (曽根中生 Sone Chūsei?, born 1937) is a Japanese film director known primarily for his stylish and popular Roman Porno films for Nikkatsu, particularly the first two installments of the Angel Guts series. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic theatrical film Films of this genre first appeared in the early 1960s and dominated the Japanese domestic cinema from the mid-1960s is Japanese entertainment company well known for its Film and Television productions is a nine-film series of Pink films ' made mostly by the Nikkatsu Corporation between 1978 and 1994 [1] Despite a somewhat uneven career, many mainstream critics consider Sone the best of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno directors. [2]

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Life and career

Chūsei Sone was born on October 1, 1937. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He majored in Art History at Tohoku University, and graduated in 1962. Art history is the Academic study of objects of Art in their Historical development and stylistic contexts i abbreviated to, located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities Soon after graduation, he began work as an Assistant director at Nikkatsu studios, where he worked with Seijun Suzuki. An assistant director (AD is a person who helps the director in the making of a Movie or Television show is Japanese entertainment company well known for its Film and Television productions born Seitaro Suzuki (鈴木 清太郎 Suzuki Seitarō) on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese Film director. [3] Suzuki's directing style was to have a lasting influence on Sone's own later work. In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers compare Suzuki and Sone, writing, "Sone's films are riddled with quirky characters and surrealistic metaphors, but unlike the works of Suzuki, these movies are much more linear, plot driven, and ultimately crowd pleasing. "[2]

When Nikkatsu started their Roman Porno series of mainstream theatrical softcore pornographic films in November 1971, Sone was quickly given his chance to direct. is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic theatrical film Films of this genre first appeared in the early 1960s and dominated the Japanese domestic cinema from the mid-1960s His first film was the historical sex-film, Eros Schedule Book: Female Artist (1971). The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary He directed several more films set in historical time periods such as Erotic Story: The Peony Lantern (1972), which became a mainstream hit and won several film industry awards. The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U [1] Later in 1972, Sone switched to contemporary themes with Erotic Sisters,[4] but would return to the period-piece with his popular action-sex film starring Nikkatsu queen Junko Miyashita, Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers (1974). is a Japanese actress Known as one of the three " Nikkatsu Queens" of Roman Porno during the 1970s she has had a long and varied career The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released [5]

By the late 1970s, Sone had become associated with a more violent style of eroticism in such films as My Sex Report: Climax Point (1976) and Shinjuku Mixed-Up Street: Wait Till I Come (1977). The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway [6] When Nikkatsu decided to film Takashi Ishii's Angel Guts manga, Sone was a logical choice to helm the first two episodes of the series, Angel Guts: High School Coed (1978) and Angel Guts: Red Classroom (1979). is a Japanese Film director and Scriptwriter. He has directed several pinku eiga erotic films but his most notable feature was the 1995 nihilistic is a nine-film series of Pink films ' made mostly by the Nikkatsu Corporation between 1978 and 1994 ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Director Toshiharu Ikeda, who worked as Sone's screenwriter and an assistant director on the first of these films, says of Sone, "He is simply a genius. is a Japanese Film director and Screenwriter. Filmography Director 1980-03-01 1980-10-22 He really is a true genius. . . We were all tremendously influenced by him. " Of the Angel Guts series, Ikeda comments, "That series definitely had an impact on Roman Porno history, as well as on the audience. "[7]

Throughout his career Sone directed many films of lesser quality, such as Overly Ripe Breasts (1973), Modern Prostitution: Lust Under A Uniform (1974) and 100 High School Girls: Secret Motel Report (1975). Nevertheless, his ability to continue to create stylish, innovative and popular films kept his reputation high. [8]

At this time in his career, Eiga Geijutsu magazine reported that Sone was dissatisfied with his work in the Roman Porno genre, and wanted to make other films, but that he needed the income these Nikkatsu films provided. Nikkatsu gave Sone the chance to direct the non-Roman Porno series of light comedies, Glory Cheerleaders (1976-1977), which became popular hits. [9] While continuing to direct for Nikkatsu at this time, Sone worked for independent studios where he could enjoy more creative freedom, and not be tied to the pink film format. is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic theatrical film Films of this genre first appeared in the early 1960s and dominated the Japanese domestic cinema from the mid-1960s Hakata Kids' Innocence (1977), a simple story of one day in the lives of three junior high boys, is one such film. The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway [10] Following the success of Red Violation (1980), Sone took a full break from pink films for three years to try other projects. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens He returned to the genre with the successful sex-mystery, Demon's Room (1982). Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Together with director Mamoru Watanabe, Sone started the Film Workers Production Company in 1982 as an outlet for more mainstream projects. [11]

After Tattoo (1984), based on a Tanizaki novel, Sone left Nikkatsu until 1986, when the studio gave him a relatively large budget to direct Adultery. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name was a Japanese author, one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, and perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Sōseki Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Today judged one of his best works, the film was ignored by audiences and critics at the time because of the inferior quality of many films in the Roman Porno series of the mid-1980s. Sone directed a mainstream hit, Flying, in (1988) and then retired from directing. Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U [12]

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ a b Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications, 133. . ISBN 1-88928-852-7.  
  2. ^ a b Weisser, p. 129.
  3. ^ "Chusei Sone". (2005). In Biographies. Angel Guts - The Nikkatsu Series - 5 Disc Collector's Edition. www. artsmagicdvd. com ATU 017. Disc one: High School Co-ed. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Chusei Sone". p. 3.
  5. ^ Weisser, p. 143.
  6. ^ "Chusei Sone". p. 4.
  7. ^ Ikeda, Toshiharu. is a Japanese Film director and Screenwriter. Filmography Director 1980-03-01 1980-10-22 Jasper Sharp, interviewer. Sharon Hayashi, translator. 2005. An Insight into Chusei Sone in Angel Guts - The Nikkatsu Series - 5 Disc Collector's Edition. www. artsmagicdvd. com ATU 017. Disc one: High School Co-ed. Interviews.
  8. ^ Weisser, p. 198.
  9. ^ Weisser, p. 428.
  10. ^ Weisser, p. 380
  11. ^ Weisser, p. 62, 447.
  12. ^ Weisser, p. 37-38.
  13. ^ Filmography from 曾根中生 (Sone Chusei) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. The, commonly referred to as JMDB, is an Online Database of information about Japanese movies, Actors and production crew personnel Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. ; CHUSEI SONE (English). at The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. ; Chusei Sone at the Internet Movie Database and "Chusei Sone". 2005. in Angel Guts - The Nikkatsu Series - 5 Disc Collector's Edition. www. artsmagicdvd. com ATU 017. Disc one: High School Co-ed. Biographies.

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