| Release date | Title | Director | Cast | Notes | ||
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| 1973 | ||||||
| 1973-01-04 | New Eros Schedule Book Concubine Secrets: Flower Storm New Year Sex 新色暦大奥秘話 花吹雪おんな事始め Shin irogoyomi ōoku hiwa: hanaafubuki onna kotohajime |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Setsuko Ogawa | 5th in the Eros Schedule Book series. | ||
| 1973-01-04 | Confessions of an Adolescent Wife: Shocking! おさな妻の告白 衝撃 ショック Osanazuma no kokuhaku: shōgeki shock! |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Yūko Katagiri Yuri Yamashina Hajime Tanimoto |
First the Confessions of an Adolescent Wife trilogy films focusing on eroticism in working class settings. | ||
| 1973-01-13 | College Girls: Sex Equation 女子大生 ＳＥＸ方程式 Joshidaisei: sex hōteishiki |
Kōyū Ohara | Mari Tanaka Maki Carousel Miyoko Aoyama |
A dark youth-centered hit comedy about three female college students researching bathhouse prostitution for a magazine. | ||
| 1973-01-13 | Apartment Wife: Night of the Rape 団地妻 奪われた夜 Danchizuma ubawareta yoru |
Saburo Endo | Junko Miyashita Kazuko Shirakawa |
6th in the Apartment Wife series | ||
| 1973-01-24 | 性豪列伝 お揉みいたします Seigōretsuden omomiitashimasu |
Isao Hayashi | Hidemi Hara | |||
| 1973-01-24 | Afternoon Affair: Metamorphosis 昼下りの情事 変身 Hirusagari no jōji: henshin |
Noboru Tanaka | Miyoko Aoyama Keiko Aikawa Akira Takahashi |
Drama about a delivery boy at a flower shop obsessed with a salesgirl who moonlights as a prostitute. | ||
| 1973-02-03 | Sex Rider: Injured Lust セックス・ライダー 傷だらけの欲情 Sex rider: kizudarake no yokujō |
Koretsugu Kurahara | Mimi Sugihara Masafumi Shiga |
Sequel to Sex Rider: Wet Highway (1971) | ||
| 1973-02-03 | Overly-Ripe Breasts: Married Women 熟れすぎた乳房 人妻 Uresugita chibusa: hitozuma |
Chūsei Sone | Junko Miyashita Keiko Aikawa Kazuko Shirakawa |
Melodrama about a married woman having affairs with her sisters' boyfriends. | ||
| 1973-02-21 | Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa 実録白川和子 裸の履歴書 Jitsuroku Shirakawa Kazuko: Hadaka no rirekisho |
Chūsei Sone | Kazuko Shirakawa Taiji Tonoyama |
Fictitious documentary of actress Kazuko Shirakawa. Shirakawa's last film before temporary retirement for marriage. Junko Miyashita took over as Nikkatsu's reigning Queen. |
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| 1973-02-21 | Secret of Concubine Palace Addendum: Convent's Gate of Lust (秘)大奥外伝 尼寺淫の門 Maruhi ōoku gaiden amadera in no mon |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Setsuko Ogawa Miki Hayashi |
7th in the Eros Schedule Book series. | ||
| 1973-03-03 | 女高生ＳＥＸ暴力 Jokōsei sex bōryoku |
Nobuaki Shirai | Yūko Katagiri | |||
| 1973-03-03 | 妻三人 肌くらべ Tsuma sannin: hadakurabe |
Isao Hayashi | Hidemi Hara | |||
| 1973-03-14 | Apartment Wife: Night of Pleasure 団地妻 歓喜の夜 Danchizuma Kanki no Yoru |
Saburo Endo | Junko Miyashita Masumi Jun |
7th in the Apartment Wife series | ||
| 1973-03-14 | Love Affair In Purgatory さいはての情事 Saihate no jōji |
Keiichi Ozawa | Maki Kawamura Keizō Kanie |
Story of a widow who becomes romantically involved with a gang member. | ||
| 1973-03-24 | Lovers Are Wet 恋人たちは濡れた Koibito-tachi wa nureta |
Tatsumi Kumashiro | Rie Nakagawa Toru Ohe |
Major Kumashiro film about a young man who moves to a fishing village. | ||
| 1973-03-24 | Sweet Scent of Eros エロスは甘き香り Eros wa amaki kaori |
Toshiya Fujita | Hiroko Isayama Kaori Momoi Choei Takahashi |
First Roman Porno film to intentionally delve into cult cinema and Theatre of the Absurd. | ||
| 1973-03-24 | 職業別ＳＥＸ攻略法 Shokugyōbetsu sekkusu kōrya kuhō |
Isao Hayashi | Hidemi Hara | |||
| 1973-04-04 | Japan's Pleasure District: Three Sisters At a Turkish Bath にっぽん歓楽地帯 トルコ三姉妹 Nippon kanraku-chitai toruko sanshimai |
Kōyū Ohara | Yūko Katagiri Akimi Nijo Keiko Aikawa |
Three sisters living under the motto, "If you've got to be a prostitute, nothing's better than being a clean one." | ||
| 1973-04-04 | Afternoon Affair: Kyoto Holy Tapestry 昼下りの情事 古都曼陀羅 Hirusagari no jōji: koto-mandara |
Masaru Konuma | Yuri Yamashina Morio Kazama |
First Roman Porno to use an S&M theme. | ||
| 1973-04-14 | Apartment Wife: Scent of a Woman 団地妻 女の匂い Danchizuma: onna no nioi |
Shinichi Shiratori | Junko Miyashita Keiko Aikawa |
8th in the Apartment Wife series | ||
| 1973-04-14 | Prostitute Torture Hell (秘)女郎責め地獄 Maruhi: jorō seme jigoku |
Noboru Tanaka | Rie Nakagawa Yuri Yamashina Hijiri Abe |
2nd in the Secret Chronicle trilogy. | ||
| 1973-04-25 | Confessions of an Adolescent Wife: Climax! おさな妻の告白 陶酔 クライマックス Osanazuma no kokuhaku: tōsui climax! |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Yūko Katagiri Morio Kazama Kunio Shimizu |
2nd film in the Confessions of an Adolescent Wife trilogy. | ||
| 1973-04-25 | Lessons In the Art of Sex: Majoring In Voyeurism 色道講座 のぞき専科 Shiki-do kōza: nozoki senka |
Kazunari Takeda | Akemi Nijo Masumi Jun Go Awazu |
Story of a voyeuristic pawnshop owner who converts his shop to a brothel in order to peep on his customers. Set in feudal times. | ||
| 1973-04-25 | Secret of Concubine Palace Addendum: Aphrodisiac Women Orgy (秘)大奥外伝 淫薬おんな狂乱 Maruhi ōoku gaiden inyaku onna kyōran |
Yukihiko Kondo | Keiko Shijiki | 8th in the Eros Schedule Book series. | ||
| 1973-04-28 | 陽は沈み陽は昇る Hi wa shizumi hi wa noboru |
Koreyoshi Kurahara | Rose-Marie Dexter | |||
| 1973-05-05 | (秘)温泉穴場さがし Maruhi onsen anaba sagashi |
Isao Hayashi | Junko Miyashita | |||
| 1973-05-05 | 女子大生ＳＥＸ方程式 同棲 Joshidaisei sex hōteishiki: dōsei |
Kōyū Ohara | Hitomi Kozue Mari Tanaka |
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| 1973-05-23 | Woods Are Wet: Woman Hell 女地獄 森は濡れた Onna jigoku: mori wa nureta |
Tatsumi Kumashiro | Hiroko Isayama Rie Nakagawa Hatsuo Yamaya |
Based on DeSade's Justine, set in contemporary Japan. | ||
| 1973-05-23 | 女高生 肉体暴力 Jokōsei nikutai bōryoku |
Yukihiko Kondo | Yuri Yamashina | |||
| 1973-05-23 | Love Affair On a Rainy Night 雨の夜の情事 Ame no yo no jōji |
Shinichi Shiratori | Junko Miyashita Moeko Ezawa Hirokazu Inoue |
Story of a man who marries the wife of a man he hit in an automobile accident. | ||
| 1973-05-31 | Delinquent Girl: Alleycat In Heat 不良少女 野良猫の性春 Furyo shōjo: noraneko no seishun |
Chūsei Sone | Yūko Katagiri Setsuko Ohyama Hideaki Ezumi |
Story of a girl who becomes a prostitute for the yakuza. | ||
| 1973-06-02 | Love Hunter: Lust 恋の狩人 欲望 Koi no karyūdo: yokubō |
Seiichiro Yamaguchi | Mari Tanaka Teruo Matsuyama Aya Ichida |
Sequel to Love Hunter (1972) | ||
| 1973-06-13 | New Eros Schedule Book Concubine Secrets: Sexual Technique Education 新色暦大奥秘話 愛戯お仕込処 Shin irogoyomi ōoku hiwa: aigi oshikomi-dokoro |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Setsuko Ogawa | 6th in the Eros Schedule Book series. | ||
| 1973-06-13 | （秘）穴場情報 牝馬の吐息 Maruhi anaba johō: hinba no toiki |
Saburo Endo | Junko Miyashita | |||
| 1973-06-23 | 怨歌情死考 傷だらけの花弁 Enka jōshikō: kizudarake no kaben |
Kōyū Ohara | Setsuko Ogawa | |||
| 1973-06-23 | 外人妻 Gaijin tsuma |
Nobuaki Shirai | サラ・バーネット | |||
| 1973-06-23 | Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland 濡れた荒野を走れ Nureta koya o hashire |
Yukihiro Sawada | Takeo Chii Yuri Yamashina Maki Kawamura |
A ground-breaking, nihilistic drama about police brutality. Many critics trace the birth of the anti-hero in Japanese cinema to this film. | ||
| 1973-07-04 | Showa Woman: Naked Rashomon 昭和おんなみち 裸性門 Showa onnamichi: rashōmon |
Chūsei Sone | Hitomi Kozue Hideaki Ezumi |
A surrealistic historical drama scripted by Atsushi Yamatoya. Considered Sone's major, neglected film. | ||
| 1973-07-04 | Apartment Wife: Playing with Fire 団地妻 火遊び Danchizuma hiasobi |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Junko Miyashita Katsuo Yamada |
9th in the Apartment Wife series | ||
| 1973-07-07 | 淫獣の宿 Injū no yado |
Shōgorō Nishimura | インゲル・サンド バール・ヤンソン | |||
| 1973-07-14 | Yakuza Goddess: Lust and Honor やくざ観音 情女仁義 Yakuza kannon: ito jingi |
Tatsumi Kumashiro | Jiro Okazaki Nozomi Yasuda |
Story of a monk who must come to terms with his past. | ||
| 1973-07-14 | Midnight Fairy 真夜中の妖精 Mayonaka no yōsei |
Noboru Tanaka | Yuri Yamashina Morio Kazama Setsuko Ohyama |
Story of a man infatuated with a woman about to be married, and his attempts to spoil her wedding. | ||
| 1973-07-14 | Sex War 必殺色仕掛け Hissatsu irojikake |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Akemi Nijo Ayako Ichikawa Reiko Maki |
Story involving competition between brothels during the early Showa era. | ||
| 1973-07-25 | Sanctuary In the Night 夜の禁猟区 Yoru no kinryō-ku |
Keiichi Ozawa | Hitomi Kozue Ayako Ichikawa Hyoe Enoki |
A girl rescues a terrorist, falls in love with him, and he has an affair with her sister. | ||
| 1973-07-25 | Love Makes Me Wet 愛に濡れたわたし Ai ni nureta watashi |
Akira Katō | Junko Miyashita Risa Aoki Yasuhiko Ishizu |
A highly praised, erotic, surrealistic film. | ||
| 1973-08-04 | Erotic Journey: Love Affair In Hong Kong 色情旅行 香港慕情 Shikijō ryokō: Hong Kong Bojō |
Masaru Konuma | Setsuko Ogawa Yūko Katagiri Junko Miyashita |
A higher-budget satire of Nikkatsu's 1960s action films, featuring Nikkatsu's 3 biggest stars of the time. | ||
| 1973-08-04 | 女子大生 ＳＥＸ夏期ゼミナール Joshidaisei: sex kaki seminaaru |
Isao Hayashi | Nozomi Yasuda | |||
| 1973-08-15 | Sex-Crime Coast: School of Piranha 肉体犯罪海岸 －ピラニアの群れ Nikutai hanzai kaigan: piranha no mure |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Hitomi Kozue Masumi Jun Ryoji Nakamura |
Violent story of male and female gangs at a beach resort town. Film students consider this a turning point in Nishimura's career, for the worse. |
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| 1973-08-15 | Sex Report From a Female Private Detective: Housewife Prostitution 女調査員ＳＥＸレポート 主婦売春 Jochōsain sex report: shufu baishun |
Shinichi Shiratori | Naomi Oka Yuri Yamashina Junko Miyashita |
Story of Honey Ohara, female P.I. discovering housewife prostitution while investigating a divorce case. | ||
| 1973-08-15 | (秘)商社情報 女買い占め売り惜しみ Maruhi shōshajōhō onna kaishime urioshimi |
Nobuaki Shirai | Reiko Maki | |||
| 1973-08-25 | Secret Chronicle: Crimson Goddess In Paradise (秘)極楽紅弁天 Maruhi: gokuraku aka-benten |
Chūsei Sone | Yūko Katagiri Meika Seri Ryo Yamamoto |
3rd in the Secret Chronicle trilogy. | ||
| 1973-08-25 | Female Teacher: Private Life 女教師 私生活 Onna kyōshi: shiseikatsu |
Noboru Tanaka | Ayako Ichikawa Morio Kazama Hitomi Kozue |
First of two-part film from winning script submitted in a talent contest. Scriptwriter Mari Abe won a cash prize and college scholarship, and the film inspired an eight-part series. | ||
| 1973-09-12 | Legend of the Sex Thief In Edo 大江戸性盗伝 －女斬り Ōedo seitō-den onnagiri |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Setsuko Ogawa Hideaki Ezumi Junko Miyashita |
Historical drama involving a ronin and a kidnapped wife. | ||
| 1973-09-12 | Shinjuku Love Hotel: Secret Weekend Paradise 新宿ラブ・ホテル 週末(秘)天国 Shinjuku love hotel: shūmatsu maruhi tengoku |
Saburo Endo | Reiko Maki Setsuko Ohyama Kaoru Hazuki |
Antics at a bath house during school break. | ||
| 1973-09-22 | 密のしたたり Mitsunoshitatari |
Akira Katō | ソルベイ・アンダーソン ペーデル・シンバーリ |
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| 1973-09-22 | True Story of Sex and Violence In a Female High School 番格 女子高校生のＳＥＸと暴力の実態 Bankaku joshikōkōsei no sex to bōryoku no jittai |
Koretsugu Kurahara | Hitomi Kozue Naomi Oka Noriko Igarashi |
A sukeban (girl gang) story. | ||
| 1973-10-05 | Wandering Seagull: Night In Kushiro さすらいかもめ －釧路の夜 Sasurai kamome: kushiro no yoru |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Yūko Katagiri Junko Miyashita Toshihiko Oda |
Nikkatsu's two top stars of the day. Katagiri's last starring role. | ||
| 1973-10-05 | 実話ポルノ事件簿 結婚詐欺 Jitsuwa poruno jikenbo: kekkon sagi |
Yukihiko Kondo | Yūko Katagiri Keiko Shijiki |
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| 1973-10-05 | 性豪列伝 夜の牝馬ならし Seigōretsuden: yoru no hinba narashi |
Isao Hayashi | Masumi Jun | |||
| 1973-10-24 | (秘)女郎残酷色地獄 Maruhi jorō zankoku shokujigoku |
Shinichi Shiratori | Rie Nakagawa | |||
| 1973-10-24 | 人妻 －残り火－ Hitozuma -nokoribi- |
Tadahiko Isomi | Junko Miyashita | |||
| 1973-11-03 | The World of Geisha aka A Man and a Woman Behind the Fusuma Screen 四畳半襖の裏張り Yojōhan fusuma no urahari |
Tatsumi Kumashiro | Junko Miyashita Naomi Oka |
Highly successful film based on an anonymous erotic novel (subsequently ascribed to Nagai Kafu) about geisha.
Set in tumultuous 1918 Japan. |
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| 1973-11-03 | 女子大生 偽処女 Joshidaisei: nise shojo |
Nobuaki Shirai | Masumi Jun | |||
| 1973-11-20 | Sex Education Mistresses 性教育ママ Sei-kyōiku mama |
Akira Katō | Michiko Tsukasa Masumi Jun Rie Nakagawa Yūko Katagiri |
Story of 4 sexually frustrated wives in an apartment complex who pick up teenaged boys. Significant for former star, Yūko Katagiri's 4th-billing, her first non-starring role. |
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| 1973-11-20 | Sigh ためいき Tameiki |
Chūsei Sone | Yumiko Tatsuno Aoi Nakajima |
Story of a virgin who becomes sexually voracious after being molested on a train. Nikkatsu's first film based on the work of Kōichirō Uno. |
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| 1973-12-05 | Office Lady Journal: Poaching ＯＬ日記 密漁 あさる OL nikki: mitsuryō Asaru |
Katsuhiko Fujii | Hitomi Kozue Junko Miyashita |
3rd in the Office Lady Journal series | ||
| 1973-12-05 | Female Teacher: Sweet Life 女教師 甘い生活 Onna kyōshi: amai seikatsu |
Masaru Konuma | Ayako Ichikawa Aoi Nakajima Nozomi Yasuda |
2nd part of the 2-part film starting with Female Teacher: Private Life (1973). Script submitted in a talent contest. | ||
| 1973-12-15 | Season of Lust: A Trail of Honey From an 18 Year Old 欲情の季節 密をぬる１８才 Yokujō no kisetsu: mitsu o nuru 18-sai |
Kazunari Takeda | Hitomi Kozue Aoi Nakajima |
Story of a woman with the ability to cure impotency in men. | ||
| 1973-12-15 | 女調査員ＳＥＸレポート 婦女暴行 Jochōsain sex report: fujo bōkō |
Yukihiko Kondo | Ayako Ichikawa | |||
| 1973-12-15 | Trap of Lust 愛欲の罠 Aiyoku no Wana |
Atsushi Yamatoya | Genjirō Arato Nozomi Yasuda Rie Nakagawa Moeko Ezawa |
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| 1973-12-26 | Kanto County Sex Unit バンカク 関東ＳＥＸ軍団 Bankaku: Kantō sex gundan |
Keiichi Ozawa | Noriko Igarashi Michi Aoyama Shoji Ohki |
Informal sequel to True Story of Sex and Violence in a Female High School (1973) | ||
| 1973-12-26 | Crazy Season 狂棲時代 Kyōsei jidai |
Shinichi Shiratori | Yuri Yamashma Michiko Tsukasa Moeko Ezawa |
A remake of Kōji Wakamatsu's controversial Skeleton In the Closet (1965). | ||
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