Tanaka Noboru
TANAKA Noboru (1937-2006, Japan) was a Japanese screenwriter and filmmaker. He is best known for his Roman Porno films, or the so-called 'pink film'. He was educated in French literature at Meiji University in Tokyo, and after graduating he worked at the Nikkatsu studios as an assistant director. In 1972 he made the film Night of the Felines, which was seen as one of the best pink films.
Filmography
(selection) Mesunekotachi no yoru/Night of the Felines (1972), Yogisha no Onna/Woman on the Night Train (1972), Hirusagari no Joji: Henshin/Love in the Afternoon: Metamorphosis (1973), Maruhi: Shikijo Mesu Ichiba/Confidential: Sexual Market (1974), Edogawa Rampo Ryoki-kan: Yaneura no Sanposha/Watcher in the Attic (1976), Onna Kyoshi/School Mistress (1977), Pink Salon: Koshoku Gonin Onna/Pink Salon: Five Amorous Women (1978), Aiyoku no Hyoteki/Target of Lust (1979), Youjo densetsu '88/Monster Woman '88 (1988)
Tanaka Noboru op IFFR
Night of the Felines
68'
Japan
IFFR 2017