Whore Angels
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, aka , and , is a 2000
Japan
ese pink film fantasy directed by Mototsugu Watanabe. It won the Silver Prize at the Pink Grand Prix
ceremony.
-- a shop specializing in fellatio-- called "Hot Lips". On the way to work one day she rescues a female stranger from an attack by an evil-looking man. Monroe, the stranger, kisses Komasa whose wounds received during the fight are then healed. Monroe takes up employment at the pink salon, where it is learned that her supernatural powers cure every man on whom she performs fellatio of all ailments. Monroe's miraculous healing powers lead to the shop's increased popularity. Eventually it is discovered that Monroe is actually an angel and that the man Komasa rescued her from is the devil, bent on subjugating the living. Komasa vows to fight to save Monroe and life on earth.
inaugurated the series in 1997 with . The series continued with director Sachio Kitazawa's (1998). Whore Angels, the English title for the third release in the series, was followed in 2001 with Sachi Hamano's return to direct .
Mototsugu Watanabe is a pink film director with a cult following known for his eclectic, wild scenarios with stylistic influences from the pop-culture world of the Japanese idol
. Sexy Battle Girls
(1986) is considered one of his more representative films. He filmed Whore Angels for Shintōhō and it was released theatrically in Japan under the Pink Salon Hospital 3: No-Pants Exam Room title by this studio on December 29, 2000. At the annual Pink Grand Prix
, Whore Angels won the Silver Prize for Best Film of the year.
After its initial theatrical run, Shintōhō has re-released the film theatrically twice: on September 10, 2004 as No Pants Angel: Underwear Heaven and on January 9, 2009 as No Pants Night Life: Suck!. It was released in VHS home video format in Japan on August 24, 2001 as part of Interfilm's "R" Series under the title New Nurse Buddhist Cross Festival: Five Secret Consultation Techniques. The U.S.-based company Pink Eiga has plans to release the film on DVD for English-speaking audiences under the title Whore Angels.
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese pink film fantasy directed by Mototsugu Watanabe. It won the Silver Prize 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
Komasa is a female drifter works at a pink salonPink salon
A ', or ' for short, is a type of brothel in Japan which specialises in oral sex.A pink salon is unusual in that the service is offered in small booths within a large open-plan room. The client is served soft drinks or alcoholic beverages by the "companion" who performs fellatio on him...
-- a shop specializing in fellatio-- called "Hot Lips". On the way to work one day she rescues a female stranger from an attack by an evil-looking man. Monroe, the stranger, kisses Komasa whose wounds received during the fight are then healed. Monroe takes up employment at the pink salon, where it is learned that her supernatural powers cure every man on whom she performs fellatio of all ailments. Monroe's miraculous healing powers lead to the shop's increased popularity. Eventually it is discovered that Monroe is actually an angel and that the man Komasa rescued her from is the devil, bent on subjugating the living. Komasa vows to fight to save Monroe and life on earth.
Cast
- Shiori Kuroda
- Nao Nishifuji
- Shōko Kudō
- Mariko Naga
- Rira Mizuno
- Shin Yamazaki
- Jimmy Tsuchida
- Shūetsu Tōkaiki
Release history and awards
Whore Angels, or Pink Salon Hospital 3: No-Pants Exam Room in its original Japanese theatrical release, is the third entry in Shintōhō's popular Pink Salon Hospital or Whore Hospital series. Director Sachi HamanoSachi Hamano
aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director...
inaugurated the series in 1997 with . The series continued with director Sachio Kitazawa's (1998). Whore Angels, the English title for the third release in the series, was followed in 2001 with Sachi Hamano's return to direct .
Mototsugu Watanabe is a pink film director with a cult following known for his eclectic, wild scenarios with stylistic influences from the pop-culture world of the Japanese idol
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
. Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
is a Japanese Pink film directed by Mototsugu Watanabe and starring Kyoko Hashimoto, Hotaru Yukijiro and Yutaka Ikejima. the first release of this film is June 1986. The first appearance in the United States was at the San Francisco Independent film festival on February 14, 2009...
(1986) is considered one of his more representative films. He filmed Whore Angels for Shintōhō and it was released theatrically in Japan under the Pink Salon Hospital 3: No-Pants Exam Room title by this studio on December 29, 2000. At the annual 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....
, Whore Angels won the Silver Prize for Best Film of the year.
After its initial theatrical run, Shintōhō has re-released the film theatrically twice: on September 10, 2004 as No Pants Angel: Underwear Heaven and on January 9, 2009 as No Pants Night Life: Suck!. It was released in VHS home video format in Japan on August 24, 2001 as part of Interfilm's "R" Series under the title New Nurse Buddhist Cross Festival: Five Secret Consultation Techniques. The U.S.-based company Pink Eiga has plans to release the film on DVD for English-speaking audiences under the title Whore Angels.