Takahisa Zeze

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Takahisa Zeze

Born May 24, 1960 · Tochigi, Japan (age 66)

Takahisa Zeze (瀬々敬久 Zeze Takahisa, born in 1960) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter first known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink".

Known For

Save the Last Dance for MeSave the Last Dance for Me · 1986
Save the Last Dance for Me
★ 3.31986
MovieCrimeDrama
The true story of a pair of college students who attempted a double suicide to end their doomed romance becomes fare for legendary pinku-eiga director Hisayasu Sato in this feature. Fatalistic and sad, this is one of the more depressing Japanese softcore films, and Sato makes it even worse by including footage from the lovers’ actual 8 mm experimental film throughout the story
64: Part 164: Part 1 · 2016
64: Part 1
★ 7.32016
MovieMystery
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
Bondage Rope TrainingBondage Rope Training · 1992
Bondage Rope Training
★ 2.01992
Movie
The basement of the house where sculptor Takai lives. This is the studio where he creates his works. Yoko, an art critic, is tied up and hung from the ceiling by Takai. Takai beats Yoko's supple naked body with a whip. Yoko feels a perverse pleasure in the pain.
Threads - Our Tapestry of LoveThreads - Our Tapestry of Love · 2020
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
★ 7.02020
MovieRomance
Ren Takahashi and Aoi Sonoda were both born in 1989. They met for the first time at the age of 13 and became each other's first love, but they separated. At the age of 21, they met again. They were unable to undo their past. Now, they are 31 years old.
Molester Train: Mischievous WivesMolester Train: Mischievous Wives · 1992
Molester Train: Mischievous Wives
★ 3.71992
Movie
A former Self-Defense Force officer who returns to his hometown with his comrades to fight for his life. A woman who comes to trace the trail of her husband, who has been missing for seven years. A woman who wants something stimulating in her boring village. A man and his daughter who left his wife without giving a reason and drifted to a fishing village in the north to live in seclusion. The lives of these five people intersect for a moment and are eventually dismantled again.
Subway Serial Rape: Lover HuntingSubway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting · 1988
Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting
★ 5.31988
MovieDrama
A woman is raped on a crowded subway but no one reports it to the police. A TV studio exploits the incident to boost ratings. Even the reporter sent to interview the gang members who committed the crime is victimized.
Flying RabbitsFlying Rabbits · 2008
Flying Rabbits
★ 9.02008
MovieComedy
Yukari always wanted to become a flight attendant and has just been hired by Japan Airlines. However, due to an unexpected mistake, she has also been recruited to the company's basketball team (the JAL "Rabbits") despite being a lousy at basketball. Forced to divide her time between job training and playing basketball, Yukari makes an increasing amount of mistakes in both areas. Frustrated, she nearly gives up on her dream career, but somehow finds the strength to keep trying both in the skies and on the court.
Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop PleasureKeep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure · 1994
Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure
★ 4.31994
MovieDrama
A man with a troubled past including incest with a younger sister and the murder of a woman travels to an isolated countryside town in Nagano. There a local who mistakes him for a famous television actor shows him the town's sites, including a strip bar in which the performers remove Heian era costumes. The film's narrative is in an allegorical and disjointed manner with references to Buddhist concepts.

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