Kandagawa Wars

Pinku cinema is often lauded for the freedom given to the directors, but that freedom is mere potential, it doesn't mean they always did something with it. This Kurosawa film is pure genre fare, with some minor but inconsequential touches of comedy to spruce things up. The result is paltry, only interesting for the truest of completists.

When spying on their neighbors, two friends see how a mother has sexual relations with her son. They decide to free the boy from his precarious situation, but one of the girls falls in love with the boy, even though she's already in a relationship. The mother isn't too amused when she finds out the two ladies are butting into her life.

The performances are terrible, the film looks like a school project and the music was probably public domain/free use, as it doesn't fit the film at all. The comedic touches aren't great either, the only good thing I can say about this film is that it is relatively short, so at least you're not stuck with it for too long. You'd expect Kurosawa to do better, even with a pinku.