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Naomi Tani
DATE UNKNOWN [image] * Naomi Tani ~
Naomi Tani (谷ナオミ) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's "Roman Porno" films with a Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ theme during the 1960s.
Naomi Tani was born 20 October 1948, in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka, the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.
Naomi Tani moved to Tokyo at the age of 18.
Her debut was in the 1967 film, "Special".
"Tani" or "valley" is also a Japanese slang word for the cleavage between the breasts.
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* Early Career ~
Tani's early films were principally with the small companies that were making Pink Films independent of the large studio system in the 1960s.
In her pre-Nikkatsu career, she appeared in comedies, dramas and action films, but it was the Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ genre which would make Tani a star.
Her debut film was, "Special" (スペシャル - Supesharu), for Shin Nihon Eigasha and directed by the prolific [group_post 580422] auteur, Kōji Seki. The film had Tani in the role of the mistress of a black marketeer who tries to cheat people at an Onsen, and the couple is stopped by the local villagers.
"Experiments On The Human Body" (Zanki: Seitaijikken) 1967, was a war drama in which Tani played a nurse in China where Japanese doctors are performing experiments on Chinese POWs.
Tani had a minor role in director, Mamoru Watanabe's, "Slave Widow", which starred major "Pink" actresses, Nᴏʀɪᴋᴏ Tᴀᴛsᴜᴍɪ and Mari Iwai. Impressed with Tani, Watanabe considered one of the "Pillars Of Pink", cast Tani in her first leading role for his next film, "Bed Of Violent Desires" (1967). Typical of the sex-thriller Pink Films made by Koei studio in the years before Nikkatsu took over the genre in the 1970s; in this film, Tani plays the role of a daughter who seeks bloody revenge against her Mother and her lover after they kill Tani's father for his money. Tani's first experience with a Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ film was in one episode of the omnibus film, "Memoirs Of A Modern Female Doctor" (1967), and her first full-fledged Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ leading role was in director, Masanao Sakao's, "Cruel Map Of Women's Bodies" (1967), in which she plays a prostitute who repeatedly escapes from, and then captured and Tortured by the Yakuza. Tani would play similar roles for Sakao in other films such as, "Virgins With Bad Reputations", also made in 1967.
During this early stage of her career, Tani sometimes worked at prominent [group_post 580422] producer/director, Kōji Wakamatsu's independent studio. She worked several times with the prolific director, Shinya Yamamoto, in such films as, "Degenerate" (1967), "Memoirs Of Modern Love: Curious Age" (1967) and "Season For " (1969). Also during this period, she became friends with the Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ author, Oniroku Dan, with whom she would work throughout her film career. Dan was secretly writing Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ film scripts under the pseudonym, Matsugoro Kuroiwa, while working as a high school English teacher.
Tani's "pretty face, beautiful fair skin .... and (38") large breasts" - as well as her acting abilities - helped make her a popular actress in the late 1960s. She reportedly appeared in more than 200 films before her work with Nikkatsu, for which she is best known today. Even at this early stage of her career, working for independent studios, Tani had already established herself as the, "Queen Of Pink". As an indication of her growing prominence as a representative of the erotic cinema in Japan, she appeared in the US Playboy's December 1968 issue in their "Girls Of The Orient" pictorial article.
In 1972, she directed two films from Oniroku Dan stories, "Sex Killer" and "Starved Sex Beast".
Commenting on her own directorial style, Tani noted, "I accentuated scenes with a lot of Bᴏɴᴅᴀɢᴇ and Tᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ". Bᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Facebook ɪs: Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ · | ||
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* Nikkatsu ~
Throughout the 1960s, the soft-core pornographic "Pink Films" had been produced in Japan by small, independent studios.
In 1971, however, Nikkatsu, Japan's oldest film studio had entered the "[group_post 580422]" market with its high-budget and quality "Roman Porno" series.
Besides appearing in Nikkatsu's first experiment in the [group_post 580422] in 1968, "Tokyo Bathhouse" (Onna Ukiyo Buro), which featured over 30 sex-film stars in cameo appearances, Tani's first official Roman Porno for Nikkatsu was in a minor role as a nurse in, "Sensuous Beasts" (1972). Unlike her starring roles for smaller studios, she played a supporting role in this film. Preferring to continue starring in lower-budget films rather than playing supporting roles for Nikkatsu's leading Roman Porno actresses, she did not stay with Nikkatsu at this time.
Even when Nikkatsu began asking Tani to work for their studio in major roles, she refused for years because Nikkatsu was reluctant to enter the Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ genre with its Roman Porno series. Feeling that Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ was her destiny, Tani consented to work at Nikkatsu only on the condition that her first film be based on Oniroku Dan's novel, "Flower and Snake". Nikkatsu agreed. Directed by Masaru Konuma, this 1974 film became a major hit for Nikkatsu, and established the Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ genre of Roman Porno films which would continue to be profitable for the studio throughout the 1970s and early 1980s.
Tani's next film for Nikkatsu, "Wife To Be Sacrificed" (1974), was also directed by Konuma; although, unlike most of her films for the studio, this one was not based on an Oniroku Dan novel. It became an even bigger hit than, "Flower and Snake", and one of Nikkatsu's all-time top five money-makers. Tani's female co-star from, "Wife To Be Sacrificed", Terumi Azuma, would return in the 1975 film, "Cruelty: Black Rose Torture", and the two would be paired in several other films until Azuma began starring in her own films in 1976. The title introduced Nikkatsu's nickname for Tani ("Black Rose"), which would be re-used in later film titles. In Konuma's 1977 parody of the Roman Porn genre, "In The Realm Of Sex", Tani appears as herself, stalked by a perverted middle-aged fan who wants to perform a Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ Scene/Session with her.
Besides Konuma, Tani worked for many of the other most prominent Roman Porno directors while at Nikkatsu.
Tani starred in director, Kōyū Ohara's Nikkatsu Roman Pornos, "Fascination: Portrait Of A Lady" (1977), "Rope Hell" ( 1978 ) and "Fairy In A Cage" (1977), which had Tani playing the role of a wealthy business woman who is Tortured by the Sadistic head of the inquisition branch of the Japanese military during World War II.
Director Shōgorō Nishimura's 1978 film, "Lady Black Rose", contained two notorious scenes which are often selected as examples of the Roman Porno Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ genre:
In one scene, gallons of water are forced into Tani's mouth through a funnel while her stomach can be seen enlarging. Tani points out that scenes like these were often tricks, though no special effects were involved - "I was simply good at sucking my belly into a small ball and then expanding it".
In the other scene, gallons of Brandy are similarly poured into Tani's vagina while her body can be seen flushing from pale white to a drunken red. The film is ALTernately praised and condemned as "the ultimate woman-as-an-object" film.
Tani's last film, "Rope and Skin" (1979), was also directed by Nishimura, once again based on an Oniroku Dan novel, and had a part for fellow "Pink Queen," Junko Miyashita. Bᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Facebook ɪs: Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ · | ||
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* Tani's Style ~
Known for her remarkable dedication to her work, Tani would perform even the most extreme Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ scenes without complaint.
During the twelve years she worked as an actress, she never went to the beach or allowed herself to get a suntan, feeling that it was important to keep her skin very white, so that it could be seen turning red during some of the scenes involving such things as Candle Wax Tᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ or Whipping.
Tani wrote in 1998, "The woman's naked body must not only be seen as a sensual object, but must also be able to express emotion; so, I did my best to keep Naomi Tani's body as close as possible to perfect condition".
When Tani was asked if she ever found herself sexually aroused while making a film, she stressed the artistry behind her performances, commenting that the face of a woman in actual sexual ecstasy would likely cause laughter. Instead, she said, "An actress has the responsibility to excite the audience, not herself". She further stated, " .... to gain sympathy from the audience, I engaged in elaborate discussions with the filmmakers concerning Naomi Tani's Torture scenes, to insure that they were both cruel and beautiful".
The quality of her performances was recognized by the mainstream Japanese film establishment.
Director Masaru Konuma said, "As an actress Tani was stylish. No matter what she did - her behavior, her attitude, her body - everything became a perfect picture".
In his, "Behind The Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, Drifters and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes", Ian Buruma describes Tani as, "The most celebrated porn star of her time, combining the savage and the maternal".
To explain her popularity he said, "She looked like a Japanese Mother, her ample breasts tucked into a matronly kimono. She was the ideal object for men to take their anxieties out in, like the patient Mother being pummelled by her sons. She was the Mother Goddess in Bondage, the passive cross-bearer of masculine inadequacy". Bᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Facebook ɪs: Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ · | ||
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* Retirement ~
In 1979, after reigning for five years as Nikkatsu's, "Queen Of Sᴀᴅᴏᴍᴀsᴏᴄʜɪsᴍ", Tani retired suddenly and unexpectedly at the height of her popularity.
She later gave her reason as, "I never wanted to disappoint my fans by showing an unflattering face. That's why I've always refused to do a comeback. Nobody is free from aging. I want to exist in the audience's memory as a forever-blooming flower".
She celebrated her retirement by issuing a vocal album entitled, "Modae No Heya".
Tani notes that she immediately felt much more relaxed upon retirement.
Her early retirement from film was clouded by difficulty however.
This difficult period in her life continued with her 1984 divorce from her husband.
After the divorce, she opened the "Ohtani" restaurant in Kumamoto, which became highly successful, and which she currently owns.
In 1996, she also opened, "Yours Naomi", a video store near Hakata which specializes in erotic cinema, especially Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films. She comments that, "Many young people (in their 20s and 30s) who used to buy the mindless AV [Adult Video] junk have shifted to 'Roman Porn' after being introduced to it".
During the late 1990s, Tani's work enjoyed a renewed surge of interest.
"Wife To Be Sacrificed", was released theatrically in the US in 1998, playing in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City.
This attention from the US again brought Tani to the attention of the domestic Japanese media.
In this retrospective atmosphere, Tani was finally persuaded to return to film in 2000 to appear in Hideo Nakata's documentary on director Masaru Konuma entitled, "Sadistic and Masochistic". Bᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Facebook ɪs: Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ · | ||
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* Partial Filmography ~
"Special" (1967) {debut}
"Bed Dance" (1967)
"Cruel Map Of Women's Bodies" (1967)
"Memoirs Of Modern Love: Curious Age" (1967)
"Slave Widow" (1967)
"Flower and Snake" (1974)
"Wife To Be Sacrificed" (1974)
"Cruelty: Black Rose Torture" (1975)
"Oryu's Passion: Bondage Skin" (1975)
"Newlywed Hell" (1975)
"Lady Moonflower" (1976)
"Fascination: Portrait Of A Lady" (1977)
"Fairy In A Cage" (1977)
"Female Convict 101: Suck" (1977)
"Lady Black Rose" ( 1978 )
"Rope Cosmetology" ( 1978 )
"Rope Hell" ( 1978 )
"Rope and Skin" (1979) {Last starring film}
"Sadistic and Masochistic" (2000) {Return to film for documentary on director, Masaru Konuma} Bᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Facebook ɪs: Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ · | ||
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* Magazine Appearances ~
December 1968 - Playboy, US (nude)
December 1975 - Heibon Punch (平凡パンチ) (nude)
November 1976 - Weekly Playboy (nude)
November 1977 - Heibon Punch (平凡パンチ) (nude)
July 1979 - Weekly Playboy (nude)
October 2002 - Weekly Playboy (nude)
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