Did the actors in AI NO CORRIDA ever give any interviews where they discussed making the film? What did they say about the sex and how it affected their performances?
If anyone has any links, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
I don't know if any of the actors said anything when it first released in 1976. I did google about it and Tatsuya Fuji, who played Kichizo, talked about the film with a Japanese film magazine Kinema Junpo in 2000, when the no-cut version was released. Unfortunately I don't live in Japan anymore, I cannot get a copy to check what he said about. He also attended Cannes Film Festival at that time so I'm sure he was interviewed a lot.
About Eiko Matsuda, who played Sada, she's retired now and no information was found.
By the way, in my opinion, I prefer Jitsuroku Abe Sada (1975) since Junko Miyashita, who played Sada was much better actress and she's so convincing we can tell why she became such a woman. For me, Ai no corrida is too much sex.
I dont really know about this, but it turns out the actress who played Sada is not very popular. Thats what my boyfriend who is japanese told me. i wouldnt think she would be that popular after this movie. I didnt like her very much.
Do you know this was based on a true story?
Oshima talks about it in the book of his writing "Cinema, Censorship, and the State". The man was happily married, and he was one of the few men interviewed who said he was average sized as opposed to all the others who said they were a bit small. The actress did pink films previously (soft core porn... a big industry in Japan at that time), I'm not sure what she thought about going all the way, but since they did pick her, I'm assuming it was fine... As opposed to the other person I thought she was an amazing actress, but I never saw the other versions of the movie. (though I've read things that said it was really tacky)
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that website doesnt say much. Its not an interview, more like a letter, only asking questions.
Only decent info is that after her role in this movie, she kept getting offers for porn movies, strip-tease and some other obscene proposals. Never being treated as a real actress.