Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging

Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging
Theatrical poster for Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging (1984)
Directed by	Shūsuke Kaneko[1]
Written by	Tomomi Kimura (screenplay) Kōichirō Uno (novel)
Produced by	Shigeru Kurihara
Starring	Natsuko Yamamoto Arisa Hayashi
Cinematography	Kazumi Sugimoto
Edited by	Isao Tomita
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	February 17, 1984 (1984-02-17)
Running time	55 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging (宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ, Uno Kōichirō no nurete utsu), a.k.a. Koichiro Uno's Wet Strike, is a 1984 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series, directed by Shūsuke Kaneko and starring Natsuko Yamamoto and Arisa Hayashi. It was the 21st film in Nikkatsu's series of films based on the works of author Kōichirō Uno.

Synopsis

The film is a parody of Aim for the Ace! (エースを狙え, Ace wo nerae!), a tennis manga. Similar characters to that in the manga include "Madam Butterfly", a rich snob of a professional tennis player, and Hiromi, her suffering opponent.[2]

Cast

• Natsuko Yamamoto as Hiromi Hosokawa[3]
• Arisa Hayashi as Madame Butterfly
• Yūgo Sawada
• Satoru Harada
• Rika Ishii

Critical appraisal

Shūsuke Kaneko won the Yokohama Film Festival award for best new director for this film.[2][4]

Legacy

Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging was Shūsuke Kaneko's directorial debut. He turned his early success in the Roman porno / pink film genre into a mainstream directorial career. Today he is best known for his films in the kaijū film genre, such as Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).[5]

Availability

Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging was released on DVD in Japan on October 21, 2005, as part of Geneon's first wave of Nikkatsu Roman porno series.[6]

References

1. Infobox data from "宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2009-08-26.
2. Weisser, p. 448.
3. "Nurete Utsu" 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). www.shusuke-kaneko.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
4. "Awards for Uno Kōichirō no nurete utsu (1984)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
5. Sharp, p. 236.
6. ジェネオン エンタテインメントよりＤＶＤリリース (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

Bibliography

English

• Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
• Uno Kōichirō no nurete utsu (1984) at IMDb
• "UNO Kōichirō NO NURETE UTSU". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.

Japanese

• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ(1984) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). l www.nikkatsu-romanporno.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• "Nurete Utsu" 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). www.shusuke-kaneko.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• 宇能鴻一郎の濡れて打つ (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.