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Banned Book: Flesh Futon (1975)

Banned Book: Flesh Futon poster
Original title
発禁 肉蒲団
Directed by
Nobuaki Shirai
Genre
pink film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks sexual fulfillment through a series of encounters. The story is adapted from a 17th century Chinese erotic novel.

eroticsensualarchaicintimateperiod-settingprovocativeslow-paced

What happens

Banned Book: Flesh Futon (発禁 肉蒲団, Hakkin nikubuton) is a 1975 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series, directed by Nobuaki Shirai and starring Hajime Tanimoto and Terumi Azuma. The film is based on a 17th-century Chinese erotic novel by Li Yu best known as The Carnal Prayer Mat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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