Tetsuji Takechi

Tetsuji Takechi

1912-12-10 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - 1988-07-26

 

Tetsuji Takechi

1912-12-10 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - 1988-07-26

 

Department: Directing

In the 1960s, Takechi entered the film industry by producing controversial soft-core theatrical pornography. His 1964 film Daydream was the first big-budget, mainstream pink film released in Japan. After the release of his 1965 film Black Snow, the government arrested him on indecency charges. The trial became a public battle over censorship between Japan's intellectuals and the government. Takechi won the lawsuit, enabling the wave of softcore pink films which... see more

Department: Directing

In the 1960s, Takechi entered the film industry by producing controversial soft-core theatrical pornography. His 1964 film Daydream was the first big-budget, mainstream pink film released in Japan. After the release of his 1965 film Black Snow, the government arrested him on indecency charges. The trial became a public battle over censorship between Japan's intellectuals and the government. Takechi won the lawsuit, enabling the wave of softcore pink films which... see more
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