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Ecstasy of the Black Rose

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In this wryly provocative film, Juzo, an adult film director, searches for a new leading actress when his previous star gets pregnant. After secretly recording the moans of a female patient at a dentist's office, Juzo becomes fixated on finding her. What ensues is a wild goose chase that quickly spirals into bawdy chaos. Based on Yoshikazu Fujimoto's novel "Brutus Bruce," Ecstasy of the Black Rose is a unique, self-referential sex comedy whose flamboyant backdrop of the adult film industry ironically comments on the Roman Porno genre itself. Featuring irreverent set pieces filmed with wild abandon, master director Tatsumi Kumashiro exemplifies how "Nikkatsu's roman porno films, and Kumashiro's in particular, covered a broad range of styles and attitudes" (Japan on Film).

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Tatsumi Kumashiro

Director

Shin Kishida

Juzo

Naomi Tani

Ikuyo

Meika Seri

Meiko

Terumi Azuma

Actor

Akira Takahashi

Yasu-san
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Synopsis In this wryly provocative film, Juzo, an adult film director, searches for a new leading actress when his previous star gets pregnant. After secretly recording the moans of a female patient at a dentist's office, Juzo becomes fixated on finding her. What ensues is a wild goose chase that quickly spirals into bawdy chaos. Based on Yoshikazu Fujimoto's novel "Brutus Bruce," Ecstasy of the Black Rose is a unique, self-referential sex comedy whose flamboyant backdrop of the adult film industry ironically comments on the Roman Porno genre itself. Featuring irreverent set pieces filmed with wild abandon, master director Tatsumi Kumashiro exemplifies how "Nikkatsu's roman porno films, and Kumashiro's in particular, covered a broad range of styles and attitudes" (Japan on Film).
Director
Tatsumi Kumashiro
Producer
Akira Miura
Screenwriter
Giichi Fujimoto, Tatsumi Kumashiro
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Nikkatsu
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 21, 2026
Runtime
1h 12m