Last Cabaret Explained

is a 1988 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It was released on 23 April 1988.^[1] The film was the second-to-last entry in Nikkatsu's series of Roman Porno films, a higher budget version of the pink film.^[2]

Plot

When a greedy land developer forces a popular cabaret to shut down, the owner's daughter goes on a trek to visit her father's old girlfriends to reminisce about the past. The story has been taken by critics as a metaphor for the demise of the Nikkatsu studio itself which would soon halt film production.^[2]

Cast

• Miyuki Katō
• Yasuo Daichi
• Yōko Takagi
• Kyōko Hashimoto
• Kō Watanabe

Reception

Accolades

It was chosen as the 9th best film at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=150440. ja:ラスト・キャバレー (1988). 26 June 2014. AllCinema. Japanese.
2. Book: Weisser, Thomas. Yuko Mihara Weisser . Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. 1998. Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. Miami. 1-889288-52-7. 227.
3. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_best10.html. ja:１９８８年度 日本映画ベストテン. 26 June 2014. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211640/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_best10.html. 3 March 2016. dead.
4. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html. ja:第１０回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８８年日本映画個人賞. 26 June 2014. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175754/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html. 3 March 2016. dead.