Nikkatsu Erotica - Volume One: Wet Desire (1972) / Lovers Are Wet (1973) - Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox - Imprint Asia #93 - 94 (Imprint/Region Free) [Preorder]

Preorder scheduled for release on August 26, 2026 (Arriving to U.S. between September 15 and October 1) 

Nikkatsu is recognized as Japan’s oldest film studio, founded in 1912 when four smaller production companies merged, and still active today. Renowned for creating some of the most boundary-pushing cinema in history, they created the ‘Roman Porno’ movement in the 70s, a sub-genre known for mixing sex, violence, and romance, elevating the merely explicit into an art form.

This first volume features two erotic fascinations directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro:

• Wet Desire (Ichijo's Wet Lust) (1972)
• Lovers Are Wet (1973) 

Limited Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Hardbox. 1500 copies only. 

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Wet Desire (aka Ichijo's Wet Lust) (1972) - Imprint Asia #93

Once voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal Kinema Jumpo in 1999), Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Wet Desire stars famous stripper Sayuri Ichijō as herself, alongside Kazuko Shirakawa (After Life) and Hiroko Isayama (Martin Scorsese’s Silence). 

Ichijo Sayuri, once the legendary queen of Osaka strippers, has retired to run a sushi shop. She is awaiting her day in court after having been arrested for indecency at her farewell performance.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp
• NEW That's Reality - film critic and author Midori Suiren on 'Wet Desire'
• Aspect Ratio 2.45:1
• Audio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles

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Lovers Are Wet (1973) - Imprint Asia #94

Also voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal Kinema Jumpo, 1999), Lovers Are Wet is director Tatsumi Kumashiro’s response to the hypocrisy of censorship, finding creative ways to bypass the censorship rules imposed on cinema of the time.

A young man named Katsu comes to a rural town by the sea and begins working in a movie theatre. The wife of the cinema owner becomes interested in his past.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp
• NEW Unconventional - film scholar Mio Hatokai on 'Lovers Are Wet'
• Aspect Ratio 2.45:1
• Audio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles

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