Toshiki Satō (サトウトシキ, Satō Toshiki, born May 6, 1961)[1] a.k.a. 佐藤としき, 佐藤俊喜, and 本藤新 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 "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink" (ピンク四天王, pinku shitenno).[2]
Toshiki Satō | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Spouse | Ayaka Konno (married 2022) |
Life and career
editToshiki Satō was born in 1961 and graduated from Nikkatsu Arts School.[3] After graduation, Satō was scheduled to make his directorial debut in 1986 with the pink film studio, Million Film, but this project was canceled when the studio ceased production that year.[4] Satō worked as an AV (Adult Video) director for a few years, and made two films for Nikkatsu's post-Roman Porno subsidiary, Nikkatsu Video, in 1988.[4] His debut film was the unsuccessful 1989 pink film drama, The Beast.[3] AV idol Maya Asabuki starred in this film judged "light on drama, but heavy on sex scenes".[5]
Though he often collaborates, Satō usually writes or co-write his own scripts.[5] His films deal with the difficulties of relationships in modern society,[6] and his typical subject matter includes "pornographers, panty-sniffers, lesbians, and lusty murderers".[7] His films often end with the protagonist committing suicide in spectacular style.[8] The director's stylistic concerns began to show themselves in his second film, E-Cup Action Take Two: Rich and Ripe (1989).[8] Allmovie calls Latest Bathhouse Sex Technique: Palace of the Soapsud Princess (1990) an oddly moving film, and one of Satō's most erotic.[9]
Soaking Wet: Touching All Over the Body (1990), had an upbeat tone, somewhat atypical for Satō.[8] Actor Tōru Nakane was lauded by the mainstream critics for his performance in the film.[10] That's Hentatainment! Perverted Sex Document (1991) is an exploration of gender which could be interpreted as either a gay or a straight film, depending upon one's personal definitions of gender.[11] Satō followed this tale of transsexualism with Abnormal Ecstasy, another, more psychological treatment of the same subject the same year.[7]
In 1995 Satō made the two-part mainstream Fighting Dragon Story, but continued in the pink film genre after that.[5] Atashi wa juice (1996), the second in a series of theatrical releases by Fujii TV, was a popular and profitable lesbian erotic film.[12]
Partial filmography
edit| Release title[13] | Satō's title | Release date | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beast 獣 けだもの Kedamono |
Woman of Dreams | 1989-03-04 | Burst Brain/Shintōhō Eiga |
| E-Cup Real Action Take Two: Rich & Ripe Eカップ本番 II 豊熱 E-Cup Honban II: Hojuku |
Landscape with a Key | 1989-04-29 | Burst Brain/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Mizue Tashiro's The Genuine Orgasm 田代水絵 ザ・本番アクメ おいしい水の作り方 Tashiro Mizue The Honban Acme |
How to Make Good Tasting Water | 1989-08-12 | Burst Brain/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Soaking Wet: Touching All Over the Body ぐしょ濡れ全身愛撫 BODY TOUCH Gushonorue: Zenshin Aibu |
Forbidden Zone | February 1990 | Burst Brain/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Latest Bathhouse Sex Technique: Palace of the Soapsud Princess 最新ソープテクニック2 泡姫御殿 Saishin Soap Technique: Awahime Goten |
Yoshiwara District | August 1990 | Media Top/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Extremely Wild Genuine Sex: Night of the Perverts 過激本番ショー 異常者たちの夜 Kageki Honban Sho: Ijosha-tachi no Yoru |
Night of the Perverts | December 1990 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| That's Hentatainment! Perverted Sex Document ザッツ変態テインメント 異常SEX大全集 That's Hentatainment! Ijo Sex Daizenshi |
Hobby | 1991-04-27 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Abnormal Ecstasy アブノーマル・エクスタシー |
Late Blooming | 1991-11-02 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Special Live Show: Sex Video 特別（生）企画 ザ・投稿ビデオ Tokubetsu Nama Kikaku: Toko Video |
The Home Sex Video | 1992-06-06 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Promiscuous Wife's Sexuality: Pleasure Hunting 不倫妻の性 快楽あさり Furin-zuma no Sei: Kairaku-asari |
Simple Story | 1992-08-29 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Molester's Commuter Train: Office Lady's Sexuality 痴漢通勤電車 OLたちの性 Chikan Tsukin Densha: OL-tachi no Sei |
Sex * Conversation * Commuter Train | 1993-04-02 | Outcast Produce/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Petting Lesbians: Sensitive Zone ペッティング・レズ 性感帯 Petting Lez: Seikan-tai |
Naomi | 1993-10-01 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Molester's Train Housewife: Madam is a Pervert 痴漢電車人妻篇 奥様は痴女 Chikan Densha Hitozuma-hen: Okusama wa Chijo |
In Tandem[14] | 1994-04-01 | Outcast/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Lots of Peeping: Hot Underpanties of a Lover 覗きがいっぱい 愛人の生下着 Nozoki ga Ippai: Aijin no Nama-shitagi |
"Tomorrow Joe" is Alive | 1994-07-01 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! 悶絶本番 ぶちこむ！！ Monzetsu Honban: Buchikomu! |
Like a Rolling Stone | 1995-02-10 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
| Fighting Dragon Story 闘龍伝 Toryu-den |
1995-02-10 | SHS Project | |
| Fighting Dragon Story 2 闘龍伝2 Toryu-den 2 |
June 1995 | SHS Project | |
| Lunatic | 1996-06-01 | Excellent Film | |
| Kawarasaki Family 河原崎家の一族 Kawarasaki-ke no Ichizoku |
1996-06-07 | Pink Pineapple | |
| Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet 不倫日記 濡れたままもう一度 Furin nikki: nureta mama mō ichidō |
1996-07-05 | Kokuei /Shintōhō Eiga | |
| I Am Juice アタシはジュース Atashi wa juice |
1996-07-13 | Fujii/Tohokushinsha Film | |
| Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door 団地妻 隣りのあえぎ Danchi-zuma: tonari no aegi |
2000-06-01 | Kokuei /Shintōhō Eiga | |
| Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete | 2002-08-24 | ||
| Cuffs / Lost Virgin ロスト・ヴァージン やみつき援助交際 Tejyo |
2002-09-27 | Kokuei/Shintōhō Eiga |
References
edit- ^ Satō, Toshiki. "第2回 『セルフプロデュース』: サトウ トシキ 「私のセルフ・プロデュース」 "Self-Production #2: Toshiki Satō, "My Self-Productions"" (in Japanese). Director's Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ Domenig, Roland (2002). "Vital flesh: the mysterious world of Pink Eiga". Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b Firsching, Robert. "Kedamono". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- ^ a b c Weisser, p.480.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Kageki Honban Sho: Ijosha-tachi No Yoru". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b Firsching, Robert. "Abnormal Ecstasy". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b c Firsching, Robert. "Gushonure: Zanshin Aibu". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Saishin Soap Technique: Awahime Goten". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Weisser, p.481.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "That's Hentaitainment! Ijo Sex Daizenshu". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Atashi Wa Juice". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Filmography from Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). "Spotlight: Four Kings of Pink (Toshiki Sato)". Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 480–486. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.; Toshiki Sato at IMDb and "サトウトシキ (Satō Toshiki)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ For a review as Tandem (1994) see: Grossman, Andrew (April 2002). "The Japanese Pink Film: Tandem, the Bedroom, and The Dream of Garuda". brightlightsfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
Sources
edit- Satō, Toshiki. "第2回 『セルフプロデュース』: サトウ トシキ 「私のセルフ・プロデュース」 "Self-Production #2: Toshiki Satō, "My Self-Productions"" (in Japanese). Director's Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- Sharp, Jasper (2008). "Desperate Housewives: Toshiki Satō". Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. pp. 272–279. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- "Toshiki Sato". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- "Toshiki Sato". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- Toshiki Sato at IMDb
- "サトウトシキ (Satō Toshiki)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). "Spotlight: Four Kings of Pink (Toshiki Sato)". Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 480–486. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.