Reiko Ike
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, is a Japanese
actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre
of action/erotic movies known as pink films. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, Kôkotsu No Sekai. After a drug-related arrest, and another arrest for illegal gambling in the 1970s, Ike dropped out of the entertainment business.
's Hot Springs Geisha series, Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971). A media frenzy erupted following the release of this film when Ike claimed to have lied about her age to gain a part in the movie. Claiming to have in fact been sixteen years of age when she starred in this softcore sex film, Ike caused a scandal. The publicity only served to make the film one of Toei's most profitable films of the 1970s.
In her third film, director Norifumi Suzuki
's Modern Porno Tale: Inherited Sex Mania (1971), Ike co-starred with French erotic actress, Sandra Julien. Eirin
, the Japanese film-rating board, objected to the graphic lesbian
scenes between the two actresses, and this film had to be severely cut before it could be released theatrically. Ike decided to stop performing in nude scenes after this film, concentrating instead on films in the delinquent girl sub-genre of S&M
films. Ike starred in five of Toei's seven Sukeban
(delinquent schoolgirl) films made between 1971 and 1974. Patrick Macias
describes this series as, "bare-chested, shotgun-packing chicks Miki Sugimoto
and Ike Reiko getting into one catfight after another." She also starred in all four of Toei's Terror Female High School films made in 1972 and 1973. Ike's later films would include appearances in Kinji Fukasaku
's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series and Graveyard of Honor
, and the second sequel to Sonny Chiba
's The Street Fighter
.
Yuko Mihara Weisser calls Ike one of the "icons of Pinky Violence," and in a review of Sex and Fury (1973), DVDManiacs.net called Ike, "the very epitome [of] the cinematic bad girl, playing her role with a sense of collected cool and tough attitude that can rival that of even better known North American tough gals such as Tura Satana
from Faster Pussycat… Kill! Kill!
or Pam Grier
in Foxy Brown."
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
of action/erotic movies known as pink films. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, Kôkotsu No Sekai. After a drug-related arrest, and another arrest for illegal gambling in the 1970s, Ike dropped out of the entertainment business.
Life and career
Ike's career was launched with the fourth entry in ToeiToei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
's Hot Springs Geisha series, Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1971). A media frenzy erupted following the release of this film when Ike claimed to have lied about her age to gain a part in the movie. Claiming to have in fact been sixteen years of age when she starred in this softcore sex film, Ike caused a scandal. The publicity only served to make the film one of Toei's most profitable films of the 1970s.
In her third film, director Norifumi Suzuki
Norifumi Suzuki
', also known as Norifumi Suzuki, is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his works for studio Toei , especially the Red Peony Gambler and Truck Yarō series.Suzuki was born November 26, 1933 in Shizuoka...
's Modern Porno Tale: Inherited Sex Mania (1971), Ike co-starred with French erotic actress, Sandra Julien. Eirin
Eirin
is the abbreviated name for , Japan's movie regulator. Eirin was established on the model of the American Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America's Production Code Administration in June, 1949, on the instructions of the US occupation force...
, the Japanese film-rating board, objected to the graphic lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
scenes between the two actresses, and this film had to be severely cut before it could be released theatrically. Ike decided to stop performing in nude scenes after this film, concentrating instead on films in the delinquent girl sub-genre of S&M
Sadism and masochism
Sadomasochism broadly refers to the receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. The name originates from two authors on the subject, Marquis de Sade and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch...
films. Ike starred in five of Toei's seven Sukeban
Sukeban
means delinquent girl or boss girl in Japanese, equivalent to the male banchō. A dictionary of says that sukeban only refers to the leader of a girl gang, not any member of the girl gang.-Characteristics:...
(delinquent schoolgirl) films made between 1971 and 1974. Patrick Macias
Patrick Macias
Patrick Macias is an author and co-author of several titles on pop culture fandom, specifically relating to Japanese culture and otaku culture in America...
describes this series as, "bare-chested, shotgun-packing chicks Miki Sugimoto
Miki Sugimoto
is a Japanese actress best known for her roles in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's action/erotic form of "pink film" known as Pinky Violence.-Life and career:...
and Ike Reiko getting into one catfight after another." She also starred in all four of Toei's Terror Female High School films made in 1972 and 1973. Ike's later films would include appearances in Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...
's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series and Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (1975 film)
Graveyard of Honor is a yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:*Tetsuya Watari as Rikio Ishikawa*Tatsuo Umemiya as Kozaburo Imai*Yumi Takigawa as Chieko Ishikawa*Eiji Go as Makoto Sugiura...
, and the second sequel to Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...
's The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
, literally Clash, Killer Fist!, is a Japanese martial arts film released in 1974 and produced by Toei Company Ltd. It was released in the US by New Line Cinema and became one of the first films to be a commercial success for the distributor....
.
Yuko Mihara Weisser calls Ike one of the "icons of Pinky Violence," and in a review of Sex and Fury (1973), DVDManiacs.net called Ike, "the very epitome [of] the cinematic bad girl, playing her role with a sense of collected cool and tough attitude that can rival that of even better known North American tough gals such as Tura Satana
Tura Satana
Tura Satana was an American actress and former exotic dancer. She was best known for her role as "Varla" in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult film, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.-Early life:...
from Faster Pussycat… Kill! Kill!
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
or Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier is an American actress. She became famous in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation films such as 1974's Foxy Brown. Her career was revitalized in 1997 after her appearance in Quentin Tarantino's film...
in Foxy Brown."
Selected filmography
- Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (温泉みみず芸者 - Onsen mimizu geisha) (7/3/1971)
- Girl Boss Blues – Queen Bee’s Counterattack (女番長ブルース 牝蜂の逆襲 - Sukeban Buruusu – Mesubachi No Gyakushu) (10/27/1971)
- Modern Porno Tale: Inherited Sex Mania (現代ポルノ伝 先天性淫婦 - Gendai Porno-den: Senten-sei Inpu) (12/17/1971)
- Girl Boss Blues – Queen Bee’s Challenge (女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦 - Sukeban Buruusu Mesubachi No Chosen) (2/3/1972)
- Girl Boss GuerillaGirl Boss Guerillais a 1972 Japanese film in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of Pink film. The third in the seven-film Girl Boss series, it was directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starred Miki Sugimoto and Reiko Ike....
(女番長ゲリラ - Sukeban Guerilla) (8/12/1972) - Terrifying Girls High School: Women’s Violent Classroom Classroom (恐怖女子高校 女暴力教室 - Kyofu Joshi Koko – Boryoku Kyoshitsu) (9/29/1972)
- Lustful shogun and his twentyone mistresses (エロ将軍と二十一人の愛妾 - Ero shogun to nijyuichi nin no aisho) (12/2/1972)
- Girl Boss Revenge (女番長 - Sukeban) (1/13/1973)
- Sex and Fury (不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶 - Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô) (2/17/1973)
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law ClassroomTerrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroomis a 1973 Japanese film in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of Pink film. The second in the Terrifying Girls' High School series, this was the last entry in the series directed by Norifumi Suzuki and to pair Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto...
(恐怖女子高校 暴行リンチ教室 - Kyôfu joshikôkô: bôkô rinchi kyôshitsu) (3/31/1973) - Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and TortureFemale Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture,is a 1973 Japanese film in Toei's Pinky violent genre of Pink film. Directed by prolific genre-director, Teruo Ishii the film was a sequel to director Norifumi Suzuki's Sex & Fury made earlier the same year.-Availability:...
(やさぐれ姐御伝 総括リンチ - Yasagure anego den: sôkatsu rinchi) (6/7/1973) - Terrifying Girls High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (恐怖女子高校 不良悶絶グループ - Kyofu Joshi Koko – Furyo Monzetsu Guruupu) (9/1/1973)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Waris part three of a series of yakuza films directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:*Bunta Sugawara as Shozo Hirono*Akira Kobayashi*Tsunehiko Watase as Kuramoto Takeshi*Shingo Yamashiro*Reiko Ike*Koshinitsue Hori*Hideko Nakamura*Nobuo Kaneko*Toshie Kimura as Mrs...
(仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 - Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi senso) (9/25/1973) - Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (前科おんな 殺し節 - Zenka onna: koroshi-bushi) (10/27/1973)
- Terrifying Girls High School: Animal Courage (恐怖女子高校 アニマル同級生 - Kyofu Joshi Koko – Animaru Dokyosei) (12/1/1973)
- Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (女番長 タイマン勝負 - Sukeban – Taiman Shobu) (1/15/1974)
- The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (逆襲！殺人拳 - Gyakushû! Satsujin ken) (11/22/1974)
- Graveyard of HonorGraveyard of Honor (1975 film)Graveyard of Honor is a yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:*Tetsuya Watari as Rikio Ishikawa*Tatsuo Umemiya as Kozaburo Imai*Yumi Takigawa as Chieko Ishikawa*Eiji Go as Makoto Sugiura...
(仁義の墓場 - Jingi no hakaba) (2/15/1975) - The Golden Dog (黄金の犬 - Ôgon no inu) 6/2/1979)
External links
- Ike, Reiko biography at pinky-violence.com
- 池玲子 (Ike Reiko) Filmography at jmdb.ne.jp (in Japanese)
- Sex & Fury DVD review by Ian Jane at dvdmaniacs.net, September 28, 2005.
- Kokotsu no Sekai Ike Reiko Album, Audio, Photos & Information at www.knifefightingjesus.com, September 16, 2008. |accessdate=2008-12-04|publisher=VarietyVariety (magazine)Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
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