TINGLING SENSATION

There's nothing quite as awe inspiring as an ocean view.

This is one of the more eye-catching posters you’ll see. It was made for the Japanese film Waka-goke ama: Uzuku. The movie’s English title is supposedly—ready for this?—Nympho Diver: Tingling. Well, we’re tingling a bit already. Junko Mabuki gets top billing here, but that’s actually Rumi Sasaki adorning the poster because Nikkatsu never passed up a chance to put a naked woman on its promo art. The same has been said of our website, so we aren’t criticizing. In any case, this is obviously another film centered around an ama—a female diver for pearls, abalone, and other aquatic treats. In this one you have a widowed ama who gets involved in kinky business in a seaside town. These movies are basically all the same, so we don’t have to get into great detail—although we’ll note there’s a bizarre scene where Junko puts peanut butter on her body and has a dog lick it off. We know—it sounds utterly obscene. Really, there’s very little Japanese filmmakers didn’t try at some point or another, but always remember that though the plot devices in these may be crazy, the sexual content is never more explicit than your basic late night cable movie. Sorry to disappoint any dog lovers out there. Waka-goke ama: Uzuku premiered in Japan today in 1980

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