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A NIKKATSU PRESENTATION

No, no, no.

- More conviction is needed! - Oh, sorry.

BLACK ROSE ASCENSION

BLACK ROSE ASCENSION Hey, give me more energy.

Hey, give me more energy.

Okay.

Meiko, are you listening?

That's it. Now, from underneath.

Good job.

Are you filming over there?

Lights.

Okay, do it.

Show us your face.

Have you got her butt?

Film her face.

I can't anymore!

- I can't anymore! - ls there something wrong?

- This position is hurting me. - Come on, a little bit more.

I can't anymore! I'm going to break my leg.

Alright, come here. We're going to change.

Well, change position.

- Film them from behind. - Alright!

I can't anymore!

It hurts!

WhY did you stop?

What happened?

I'm pregnant.

- Say it to him. - That's true.

That's normal, right? That happens when you fuck.

But a job is a job!

- So, come on! - No, it's not that simple!

You just don't care!

You don't understand a thing.

You fool!

- What did you say? - Let it go.

Yasu, let's take a break.

- Shall we do it? - Let's eat something!

Hey, are you listening to me?

- We are listening. - Well, I...

I think that this is not good for the kid.

You say it.

We were talking all night.

She didn't let me sleep.

Stop beating around the bush. Say it at once.

- Let's just eat. - I'm going to say it, then.

This is not healthy for the kid.

What isn't?

You know it well.

I want to take a break from this job until I give birth.

I'm sorry to say, but that's just impossible.

What's wrong with this job? Tell me.

- It's for the prenatal education. - Prenatal education?

You fool!

That doesn't exist. Just eat. Eat.

For you, everything is always simple, isn't it?

You never question anything.

I think maybe she is right.

So, you are as stupid as her!

Listen, we are making artistic films here. Artistic films!

Damn right.

Japan is a backwards country, sexually speaking.

We are risking being arrested.

But it's not your fault.

- It's our own country that's like this! - Damn right.

Look at Sweden.

Their sex films are educational. Even children watch them.

You are the child with your reasoning.

I'm sick of hearing you.

I am a woman. I follow my intuition.

My child wants me to quit. I can feel it inside my belly.

That's completely irrational.

How can it speak to you? "Mommy, quit thejob!"

You idiot!

Don't say things like that! I can feel it, that is all.

- Director, it's better to stop. - Well, I can't do it.

If we stop now, I'll lose my money.

100.000 yen to be more precise!

And yet,

if she doesn't want it, you can't possibly force her, period.

- Hey, listen... - Somebody help!

I promise you that, after the kid is born, I'll take the job back.

Somebody help!

Screenwriter: Giichi Fujimoto

Production: Akira Miura

Cinematographer: Shinsaku Himeda

Directed by: Tatsumi Kumashiro

I'm fed up with it! I'm quitting!

You big fool!

Come on, stop crying already!

Take the profits from your baby.

- Here we go! - Heave-ho!

Yasu, you can never win against a woman.

Even less when she's expecting.

You see, everyone...

You ask them.

You see, everyone.

Would you like to come to our marriage party?

What else, you fool? This already costed me 100.000 yen!

Come on, just come.

Well, alright, we'll go...

Heave-ho!

Cast:

Naomi Tani Shin Kishida

Meika Seri Hatsuo Yamaya Akira Takahashi

Terumi Azuma Hajime Tanimoto Saburo Shoji

Maki Tsuguhito

Does a dentist make a good living?

Not really, no. Rinse it out.

Thanks.

Goodbye.

Hello. Please, go ahead.

- It's so hot, isn't it? - It sure is.

This is the first time I've seen you smiling.

I think it took you three days.

Well, see you.

Shibata Mahjong?

Open all night.

I'm sorry, I forgot something.

- Please, go ahead. - It must have been this heat...

Sorry, I forgot my bag.

Excuse the disturbance.

Again, I'm sorry.

Hold it Well.

Make it drink.

Rub it against its nose.

Good.

- Okay, we're leaving. - Where to?

We will see later.

Hey, Meiko.

You see, the films we're doing...

- Hey, are you listening? - Yes, I am.

Sit down. Ourjob wasn't meant to make small earnings.

We're using 16 mm cameras. We're doing broadcast quality.

We're also making 8 mm transfers.

You're sweaty.

By taking our time and with my brains,

we can film great sex scenes.

We'll create a slogan: "T0 fuck in beauty", right?

Nothing makes people more passionate than fucking.

- I can feel the baby moving. - Listen to me.

When humans fuck, they turn into beasts, or gods!

- Men and women, you know! - Let me go.

We are only, truly, serious whenever we are doing it, when we fuck.

How to explain it? The curtain starts to fall, you see?

And human beings reveal themselves.

This is the only thing that I'm sure of.

I kinda understand, but...

...that won't change that I think you're a pervert.

- Who cares?! - I told you the baby is moving!

Just listen to me!

I don't care what they say about myself and my ideas.

But, in any case, film directors share my convictions.

People like Nagisa Oshima or Shohei lmamura...

I need your beauty

and your talent as an actress.

Like any spectator, I'm looking for beauty. Beauty, you see?

So, return to work.

Listen, I want to understand you...

-...but you really are a weirdo. - You understand nothing!

If you want me to be more clear...

I'm soaking... We'll talk later. Later, okay?

Zebra, take one.

Grey crowned crane, take four.

Hey, grey crowned crane, go!

Cheetah, take three.

Sea lion, take eight.

Chimpanzee baby, take one.

Oh, Well...

Look at that. The art of working.

It doesn't seem to be an easy job to do.

Us artists, we too drool...

This is an interview with a sumo champion.

I see.

I'm going to cut

from here to there.

- Done. - Alright.

I managed to record this in a dental office.

Stop it... stop it...

We're finishing it soon.

Open wide.

She must be 'l7 or 18. A real cutie.

- She could be my successor. - And here...

Just enough to let the imagination do the rest.

I've called this recording "The Lost Virgin".

This master tape will give us big profits.

The master tape is the mother of everything.

A tape sells between 7.000 and 10.000 yen.

It will be our most profitable deal, you'll see.

Great idea, right?

You and your ideas...

Please, please.

It hurts, it hurts...

What I'm trying to say is...

Have faith in me. I'll make gold with your body.

Trust my sagacity

and my sixth sense to create art.

All together, we'll make a true masterpiece.

Now, check this.

I'm so happy to be by your side.

Hey, kiss me...

Sorry to say, but for me this changes nothing.

That's fine.

That's fine, but you don't understand a thing!

I'm telling you that a Goddess is protecting me!

I'm not a Goddess.

This is even better than I thought!

- Well, I'm leaving! - Good luck.

Say, will you be there tonight?

Tell your wife that it's due to business.

She's here.

You can have my balls.

Break a leg!

Excuse me.

Will you give me space?

- It's so hot, right? - Indeed.

Your fan feels really good.

- Where did you come from? - Otemon.

- And where are you originally from? - Hakata.

- Oh, I guessed it right. - ls that so?

I've been here for only a year.

You know.

T0 tell you the truth, I'm a private detective.

Private detective?

And what are you doing here?

I'm working for someone.

For Papa?

I can't tell you who this person is.

My patron?

Mr. Hikoichi Ogaki?

That I can't say.

I have the obligation to protect the identity of my clients.

I shouldn't say it, but I've been following you.

After you're done with your consultation,

will you meet me at Shinsaibashi?

I have something to show you.

Yes...

Well, I'll be leaving now.

Be sure not to tell this to anyone.

See you later, then.

Excuse me!

Hikoichi Ogaki.

One of Japan's biggest tycoons!

Alright, listen now.

One shall never give up.

Happiness is built around a person's will.

Soon, I'll be 33 years old

and, as far as I can remember,

I've always been a practicing artist.

N0 matter the hardships, I always persevered.

I always did my best

to transform each setback into an opportunity of rebound.

Missus! Thank you for coming.

I need to talk to you.

I guess that you would be reluctant

to the idea of coming to my house.

Thus, we can talk somewhere else,

if that doesn't bother you.

It's really outrageous.

Tailing me like this. It's not proper for a man.

I'm not a young girl anymore.

I'm not talking about you, of course. It's my Papa.

He knows how much I'm devoted to him.

I have nothing to hide from him.

Human relations are all about mutual trust.

That's right!

I've learned that from my job.

That's right!

There is nothing worse than doubting someone you love.

That's right!

Um, where are we going now?

It's outrageous! This is a threat to my individual liberty!

I thought this would make us feel better.

Whenever we are in a bad spot in our lives,

it's good to come here to contemplate the sky

and the city of Osaka.

So, this is what I'd like you to listen to.

I'm so happy to be by your side.

But, it's me at the dentist!

This is it. I recorded it yesterday.

This is horrible! Stop it!

Say, will you be there tonight?

Be quiet. My assistant will hear us.

Stop this!

This is my job. Don't take me the wrong way.

- Missus, missus. - Let me go!

If you need more proof,

I also have photos.

Recently, there are really good cameras, you see?

Stop, please! I need this for my work.

Even at night, with a match, you can see everything like it's daytime.

Nowadays, science and technology can do everything!

Will you give this recording to Papa?

Well, yes.

Then, why did you make me listen to it?

You're covered in sweat.

Thanks.

I must say

that I haven't revealed everything to you yet.

Shall we go somewhere else?

Alright.

Stop it...

In fact, I have several strings to my bow.

I'm also a film director. Please, go ahead.

But because that doesn't put food on my table,

I'm also a private detective. It's embarrassing to say.

Follow me.

You were so incredibly beautiful that I couldn't

hide the truth from you.

Excuse me... excuse me.

With you, I could make

a film as good as Lady Chatterley's Lover!

- Sorry to bother you. - I'm not being dishonest here.

This is a true confession.

This man here can confirm it.

We once had a company called Shimogamo.

It produced films.

- But it went bankrupt. - That's right.

This man was my cameraman.

Follow me, please. Let's go over here.

Both of us are cinema activists.

We are artists. We have a conscience.

Ah, I digress.

Sometimes I have trouble putting my thoughts together.

Say, Yasu, can you leave us alone for a moment?

- We have to talk in private. - Alright, fine.

Well, I'll say it...

I'd love to ask you to buy that recording.

How much are you asking?

20 or 30.000 would be sufficient.

Is that all?

Isn't that too little?

I have other plans for you.

True artistic projects!

You could easily become an authentic Lady Chatterley.

If no one is opposed, we could work together.

I have to call the office.

I have one last thing to say.

Ladies like you

that are modest and beautiful, I love them like a madman.

It's the truth!

That's what is forcing me to betray my office and my client.

Wait.

Tomorrow, I'll be sure to bring you the money.

Be at the "Gondola" at 3 PM.

- Are you leaving? - See you tomorrow!

Missus!

What's wrong? That's not like you, Juzo.

You're letting her go?

You know women too well, don't you?

Damn right I know! I'm regretting it already.

And you're not running after her?

That's what you always do!

Well, yes, but "pshiut"!

It feels like I'm deflating.

I think I've fell in love.

That woman has everything it takes to be my Lady Chatterley!

Really now?

I feel the vigor of human desire

gushing beneath the beautiful mask that pretends to be her face.

That's what really attracts me to her.

You see, us artists,

unlike ordinary people,

get excited by this sort of thing!

Her sighs are absolutely exquisite!

I'm sure this is love.

If I ever lose her, I'll bite my fingers.

With her by our side, we'll shoot the porn films of the century!

- Good for you. - Work aside,

I would also love to have her in my bed!

- D0 it, do it. - I will have to work on conception.

A good conception... like doggy style!

Wait for me, you'll see!

I will do her!

Stop it...

No, stop! This is not good for the baby.

- What are you doing?! - Ah, welcome back!

The tape is done.

S0, can you come later?

Stupid! D0 you think that's something a pro would do?

Did this false tape excite you or what?

Stop, or I'll lose the baby!

Don't you have any pride?

You see, chairs...

...were made to be sat on.

One more time.

It's been an hour since you've been there.

Aren't you sick of it?

- I'm loving it. - You're strange.

- Missus! - D0 you want to join me?

Excuse me. I'm coming in.

Yesterday, was it you that saved me?

Um, I've brought the 30.000 yen.

I can give you more money if you'd like.

Why is that?

I've only asked you 30.000 yen.

To be honest, I didn't really want to do that.

You'll sure think this is a lie.

You don't have to believe in me.

To tell you the truth, my wife

was diagnosed with cervical cancer. And for the operation, I need...

-...30.000 yens. - Really?

However, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have the chance to meet you.

At the end of the day, bad luck brought some good.

Is your wife going to recover?

Well, ifl must say everything,

she already had two operations. They gave her...

...only six months left to live.

I see.

Take this, then.

It must have been very hard for your wife.

At any rate, I wish her happiness.

The love between a man and woman

flows from the spirit and the heart.

But true love...

...can only be sealed through physical union.

Perhaps you'll find my reasoning vulgar,

but isn't that the foundation of our humanity, after all?

Your reasoning touched me greatly.

Thank you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Oh, you don't have to thank me so much, I'm asking you.

I don't even know how to express my regret.

I hate myself for threatening you...

...in order to earn money.

I would really love if you could visit my house.

I have one more thing to show you.

What is it, this time?

- A moving picture. - A moving picture?

A film of me?

You were really the one who saved me, right?

Taisho Street, please.

Missus... Missus!

Um... you're stepping on my foot.

I'm sorry, so sorry!

- Newlyweds are amusing. - Thanks, you can go now.

They also suffer to perfect their art.

Is that so?

S0, how about the film?

It shows a meeting between a man and a woman.

How shall I say it?

It's a secret love scene, filmed in secret.

Since I've been living alone,

this place is a true mess! It's embarrassing.

And where is the film?

Wait for me. I'm going to search it quickly.

Moving pictures never lie.

They show reality as it is.

It's useless to try to lie through images.

It's just like me.

It's so hot today.

Okay, let's start.

What is this?

What?

What do you want to show me?

A film that you shot while you were a detective?

You also make porn films?

I thought this film somehow implied me. Not this kind of thing!

Stop! Stop this! I prefer to leave right now!

I have to ask your forgiveness. This was not the right film.

Don't you want to watch it?

Where did I put the other one?

Nevertheless, I have to say...

...that among all the films I made...

-...this one is my masterpiece. - ls that so?

I shot it in Sweden.

Can you see the main actress?

Isn't she a fine woman?

In my opinion, this woman is far from being a slut.

- You think so? - Sexual intercourse...

...is the highest human achievement there is.

You think so?

Don't plants give pretty flowers too?

Why do you think they do it?

- Because even plants fuck. - ls that so?

This is why I make films.

Always more beautiful. Always more artistic.

- This is what I'm aiming for. - ls that so?

Our mission is to tell the world

that there is nothing more beautiful than a good fuck.

It's the source of all the beauty in this world.

Without being aware of this, the world will never improve.

Is that so?

People who dare to say that this is dirty are misled.

- Is that so? - It is not by depreciating sex

that our world will be a better place.

What is beautiful is beautiful. That's all there is to it.

Ikuyo.

I beg you.

Satisfy my desire.

Ikuyo, l beg VOU-

- Accept it. - No.

When I said that I filmed you with the dentist,

I was lying.

But, even before I told you, you got to know it.

I'm begging Y°U---

Only once... For me...

Accept my desire. Help me out.

I'm asking you.

Perhaps you'll find it strange

to hear my confession of love.

But what I said at the "Gondola" was the truth!

How can I say it otherwise?

I love you. I'm crazy in love with you.

Ikuyo, I'm begging you. I beg you again.

- Do it for me. - Wait, wait a bit.

At least, let me take my clothes off.

You have magnificent proportions. I was waiting for it.

And such a pale and silky skin.

Ikuyo,y0u...

D0 you realize how great your potential is?

Your ivory skin

is already covered in sweat and fluids.

Like in a love film.

Such beauty is worthy of a dream.

Enough... enough...

I don't know... any other woman...

...who reacts with such fervor.

Can you feel it?

The replies of your body are like waves

that come from your breasts.

They run along your belly...

...and flow...

...all the way to the bottom of your thighs.

Ah, it's amazing.

Right now,

the waves are ebbing in the opposite direction.

I love...

...this heat that emanates from your crotch.

It drives me crazy.

You really have a treasure...

...between these legs of yours.

Right now, I can feel the waves...

...fl0wing under your pubic mound.

Like a slow ride.

There aren't words to describe it.

Itjust comes and goes.

You have a mole over there...

No! What are you doing? Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it!

IkUyQ!

Don't you worry!

N0, no! I beg you!

No!

No! N0!

- We are making art here! - I beg you! I beg you!

Ikuyo.

We're creating a piece of art!

Stop n!

Help me!

I'm begging you, help me!

Right now...

...we're really making art!

Me, you...

...the gaffer and the cameraman.

Everyone together will create something truly marvelous.

Words become superfluous.

Here we are, all united.

We are nothing but one entity.

We will soon reach the highest peaks of artistry!

Yasu.

Film that face of hers.

That face...

We have to seize all that beauty.

That's the face of a Buddhist Goddess.

Such a pretty face.

Alright, we can stop now.

That was perfect!

What happened to me?

No, I mean what have you done to me?!

Wait a second. I've done that out of good will alone.

Good will? How dare you?!

That's right, good will.

What are you saying? How could you do that?!

That's enough!

You were being sustained by an old mogul!

You were having a relation with a married dentist!

Do you realize the kind of woman you truly are?

What about you? Don't you have a wife too?

Idiot! That was a bait! A pious lie!

- Is that the truth? - Don't talk to me with that voice!

- S0, you really live alone? - Of course I do!

Why would I lie to a woman...

...that I already made mine?

A woman who doesn't even deserve me!

If you haven't understood yet, I can start from the beginning!

Is that it? Have you understood now?

I am haPPY-

It's the first time that someone loves me like this.

Really now?

Is that really true?

- Are you sure? - Yes, let's do it.

- Let's turn again. - Oh, you.

Stop it! I can't hold it anymore.

That's very good.

You'll not be jealous?

Jealous? Why would I be?

I'm feeling really happy now,

but I really can't help to...

Idiot, be careful!

Listen, even if you

fuck with someone else, I will not take it personally.

A lot of directors

who marry actresses

are not jealous of their sex scenes.

- Do you understand? - Yes.

But if those directors aren't jealous

it's because the actresses aren't performing real love scenes, right?

You silly! We're not on that level anymore!

No, no! lshiyan.

- The cables again! - Sorry, sorry!

You're not a beginner. We're doing it again.

Yasu, pan towards the sea.

Very well, you can cut now.

We're going to start.

- Pin, are you ready? - Yes.

I have to do it for real?

Of course. We don't cheat here.

We must make the audience happy.

I'm sorry...

Okay, shall we start?

We'll begin with foreplay. Like this.

Spread your legs.

Yasu, are you ready?

Ishiyan!

Go a little lower, a little lower...

Like that.

Don't look closed off.

Close your eyes. Do it like this.

Your body seems tense.

Let yourself go.

Think of something nice. That's it.

That's better.

Just breathe deeply and don't forget to hold back.

That's good.

Hold back.

Great expression.

That's better already. Get yourself ready.

This way.

That's very good. Your expression is perfect!

Start shooting!

What a beautiful expression!

You can't come.

- You hold back! - Why don't you be quiet?

Let me go! I'm talking to my man!

Yasu, step back a bit, will you?

Good, continue like that, lshiyan.

You're in the way.

Yasu, come closer now, will you?

- Pin, you can't do it... - Shut up, will you?

Go. Give it more to me.

Pin, you promised me!

Continue.

- You have to hold back! - That's it, keep holding it.

Pin, hold back!

Hold back.

Hold back.

Not yet.

Pin!

Pin, you can't come!

Hold back.

N01' yet!

Pin, you can't come yet.

Just a bit more.

Not yet.

It's good, like that.

Not yet.

Keep holding back.

More...

Just hold back!

I'm coming!

Pin! Pin!

You fool! I told you not to orgasm!

No orgasm! I was loud and clear!

Damn! What's wrong with you?

I'm sorry... Her pussy was really incredible.

Worthless bastard! You shouldn't have come!

- And in front of me too! - Forgive me...

- Forgive me, I'm sorry. - Easy to say!

- Forgive me... - I don't want to see you anymore!

Idiot! It was for the job!

- I only love you! - You fool! Careful with the baby!

It was too short and, on top of that, you were in the shot.

You should be ashamed to be a director. What are we doing now, Juzo?

I couldn't hold back.

- You big fool! - I was jealous...

Dear, forgive me...

I came...

THE END

Translation by kagetsuhisoka