is a 2002

2002 in film

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 Japan

Japan

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ese pink film in the suspense genre, directed by Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

. It was chosen as the eighth best pink release of the year, and lead actress Hotaru Hazuki

Hotaru Hazuki

is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996...

 was given a Best Actress award at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

 ceremony.

Synopsis

Natsuki is a blind girl on whose testimony Takechi investigates the murder of her friend Yōko.

Cast

• Hotaru Hazuki
  Hotaru Hazuki
  is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996...
  
   as Natsuki Hoshino
• Noriko Masaki as Yōko Nagashima
• Birei as Mizuno's mother
• Yūya Ishikawa as Takechi
• Kōji Irie as Yūichi Mizuno
• Kazu Itsuki as Young man
• Shōko Iroka as Kei
• Guriko Yamanote as Other woman
• Hiroyuki Kawasaki as Inspector Hasegawa

Availability

Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

 filmed Obscene Stalker: It Holds in Darkness! for his own Cement Match production company, and it was released theatrically in Japan by Shintōhō on March 29, 2002. Max-A

Max-A

is a Japanese adult video studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa and Calen labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Company information:...

's release of Obscene Stalker: It Holds in Darkness! to home video in VHS format on its Gash label, on February 18, 2003 shows the film's English title. Shintōhō gave the film a second theatrical release on August 9, 2005 under the title .

External links

• 猥褻ストーカー　暗闇で抱いて！ at Shin-Toho (Official site)
• 猥褻ストーカー　暗闇で抱いて！ at XCity