The making of a cult classic, told by the people who bled for it.
A documentary featuring actor Akira Emoto, film scholar Chika Kinoshita, Somai biographer Tatsuya Kimura and Sailor Suit assistant director Koji Enokido discussing the making of the film, its director and its legacy.
Direction
Shinji Somai's legendary unorthodox methods finally explained.
Production
Chaotic 1981 shoot that nearly broke everyone involved.
Acting
Akira Emoto's firsthand tales of cinematic insanity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sailor Suit & Machine Gun's iconic blood spray was achieved with a practical effect so messy it stained the hotel room permanently.
Somai's work fell into obscurity until 2010s retrospectives cemented his status as a missing link between Japanese New Wave and 1990s indie cinema.
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