Takahisa Zeze
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is a Japanese film director
and screenwriter
best known for his soft-core pornographic pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano
, Toshiki Satō
, and Hisayasu Sato
, he is known as one of the .
in 1986. While attending this prestigious university, Zeze began making experimental films. He began his career in the film industry working for Shishi Productions as a screenwriter
and assistant director
for various pink film directors, including Hisayasu Satō
.
Zeze usually writes the scripts for his films, which often contain examinations of social concerns not usually found in the pink film genre. His style is much less violent than Sato's, and rarely includes rape, one of the traditional thematic staples of the pink film from earliest times. Zeze also engages in more satire and self-conscious humor than is typical in the genre. He has the habit of giving his films eccentric titles during their production which the studios replace with a more commercially exploitable name before release. For example, Zeze's title My Existence Is a Phenomenon Based on the Hypothesis of Blue Light Generated by Organic Currency was changed to Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians. He sometimes uses whimsical pseudonyms in his directorial credit, such as "Jean-Luc Zeze" or "South Pole #1". After a decade of making pink films, Zeze turned to mainstream releases in 1997 with Kokkuri. While continuing to work in the pink film genre, he has since directed several mainstream successes such as Rush!, Hysteric and Dog Star. In 2002 Zeze was honored with a career retrospective at Italy's Far East Film Festival.
He often works with the cinematographer Kōichi Saitō
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
best known for his soft-core pornographic pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano
Kazuhiro Sano
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...
, Toshiki Satō
Toshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
, and Hisayasu Sato
Hisayasu Sato
is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle...
, he is known as one of the .
Life and career
Takahisa Zeze was born in 1960 and graduated from Kyoto UniversityKyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
in 1986. While attending this prestigious university, Zeze began making experimental films. He began his career in the film industry working for Shishi Productions as a screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
for various pink film directors, including Hisayasu Satō
Hisayasu Sato
is a Japanese exploitation film director. He has worked prolifically in the pinku eiga genre. His best known works are the pink film The Bedroom , and the V-Cinema splatter film Splatter: Naked Blood . He is known for his "sledgehammer" filmmaking style, and using his exploitation career to tackle...
.
Zeze usually writes the scripts for his films, which often contain examinations of social concerns not usually found in the pink film genre. His style is much less violent than Sato's, and rarely includes rape, one of the traditional thematic staples of the pink film from earliest times. Zeze also engages in more satire and self-conscious humor than is typical in the genre. He has the habit of giving his films eccentric titles during their production which the studios replace with a more commercially exploitable name before release. For example, Zeze's title My Existence Is a Phenomenon Based on the Hypothesis of Blue Light Generated by Organic Currency was changed to Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians. He sometimes uses whimsical pseudonyms in his directorial credit, such as "Jean-Luc Zeze" or "South Pole #1". After a decade of making pink films, Zeze turned to mainstream releases in 1997 with Kokkuri. While continuing to work in the pink film genre, he has since directed several mainstream successes such as Rush!, Hysteric and Dog Star. In 2002 Zeze was honored with a career retrospective at Italy's Far East Film Festival.
He often works with the cinematographer Kōichi Saitō
Kōichi Saitō (cinematographer)
is a Japanese cinematographer who has often worked with pink film directors Takahisa Zeze and Hisayasu Satō. Saitō also worked with all nearly every director of the post-Heavenly King generation at Kokuei studio....
.
Partial filmography
| Release title | Zeze's title | Release date | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extracurricular Activity: Rape! 課外授業 暴行 Kagai Jugyo: Boko |
Go to Haneda and You Will See Kids Dressed like Pirates Ready to Attack | 1989-06-24 | Kokuei/Shintoho Shintoho was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big-6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company... |
| Beast Lust: Devil Rampage 獣欲魔 乱行 Juyoku-ma Ranko |
Blue Sky | 1989-12-02 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Indecent Tongue Technique 破廉恥舌戯テクニック Harenchi Zetsugi Technique |
Moon Over the Desert | June 1990 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Molester's Train: Rie's Fundoshi Underwear 痴漢電車 りえのフンドシ Chikan Densha: Rie no Fundoshi |
Coconut Crush | June 1990 | Media Top/Shintoho |
| Obscene Runaway Gang: Beast 猥褻暴走集団 獣 Waisetsu Boso Shudan: Kemono |
Noman's Land | 1991-05-18 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians 禁男の園 ザ・制服レズ Kindan no Sono: The Seifuku Les |
My Existence Is a Phenomenon Based on the Hypothesis of Blue Light Generated by Organic Currency | 1992-10-10 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Molester's Train: Mischievous Wives 痴漢電車 いけない妻たち Chikan Densha: Ikenai Tsuma-tachi |
My Train Is Supposed to be Going North But It's Going South | 1992-11-28 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Widow: Bliss on the Seventh Day of Mourning 未亡人 初七日の悶え Mibojin: Shonanuka no Modae |
The Monk Farted | 1993-03-19 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Widow: Bliss in a Mourning Dress 未亡人 喪服の悶え Mibojin: Mofuku no Modae |
Modern Story About Bandits | 1993-11-19 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| High Class Bathhouse Sex Technique: Blissful Secret Acts 高級ソープテクニック４ 悶絶秘戯 Kokyu Soap Technique: Monzetsu Higi |
Dream of the Phoenix | 1994-04-22 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Genuine Lesbian: Embarrassing Position 本番レズ 恥ずかしい体位 Honban Les: Hazukashii Taii |
Fallen Angels in September | 1994-11-25 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Lots of Dirty Stuff すけべてんこもり Sukebe Tenkomori |
End of the World | 1995-07-28 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Endless Sex 終わらないセックス Owaranai Sex |
Night-Chirping Locust | 1995-09-15 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Red Love Affair 赫い情事 Akai Joji |
The Expected Scene | 1996-01-12 | Kokuei/Shintoho |
| Kokkuri / Fox Spirit ＫＯＫＫＵＲＩ・こっくりさん Kokkuri-san |
1997-05-24 | Nikkatsu Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:... |
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| Woman with Black Underwear: Snake-Headed Fish 黒い下着の女 雷魚 Kuroi Shitagi no Onna: Raigyo |
1997-05-31 | Kokuei/Shintoho | |
| Anarchy in Japansuke: The Woman Who Comes When Watched Anarchy in Japansuke original title is a 1999 Japanese pink film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It won the Silver Prize at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.Along with Office Lady Love Juice, the film became something of a symbol of the rift between the older pinku shitenno group of pink film directors and the younger... アナーキー・インじゃぱんすけ 見られてイク女 Anaakii in jyapansuke: mirarete iku onna |
1999-04-23 | Kokuei/Shintoho | |
| Hysteric | I Don't Want to Let You Go Until Dawn | 2000-05-06 | Legend Pictures |
| Tokyo X Erotica トーキョー×エロティカ 痺れる快楽 Tokyo X Erotica: Shibireru Kairaku |
2001-08-31 | Kokuei/Shintoho | |
| Rush! | 2001-06-23 | ElkInfinity | |
| Dog Star ドッグ・スター |
2002-04-27 | Omega Micott Inc./Legend Pictures | |
| Moon Child | 2003-04-19 | Shochiku Shochiku is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada... /Mainichi Shimbun Mainichi Shimbun The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by .-History:The history of the Mainichi Shimbun begins with founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun was founded first, in 1872. The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper... /WoWow |
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| Yuda 「エロス番長」シリーズ ユダ "Eros Honban" Series: Yuda |
2004-08-21 | EuroSpace | |
| A Gap in the Skin 肌の隙間 Hada no Sukima |
2004-12-07 | Kokuei/Shintoho | |
| Sanctuary | 2006-10-07 | Legend Pictures | |
| Shisei: Ochita Jorōgumo | 2007-01-13 | NTT Resonant/Art Port | |
| Heaven's Story Heaven's Story is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It was screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.... |
2010-10-02 | ||
| Antoki no Inochi Antoki no Inochi is an upcoming Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze and scheduled to be released in Japan in November 2011. It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.-Cast:* Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima* Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota... |
2011-11 | Shochiku Shochiku is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada... |