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That's no lady. That's a sexual predator.

This is a pretty rare poster, very hard to find in uncensored form. It was made for Kamakiri fujin no kokuhaku, generally known in English as Confessions of Lady Mantis, a bizarre little movie about a woman who’s a serial life destroyer. Midori Sasaki stars and plays a well known television host who embarks on a spate of affairs, with misfortune soon striking each of her involvements. But before we go on, let’s take a moment to appreciate the movie’s unusually beautiful opening credit sequence. Midori is photographed in similarly loving fashion throughout the film:

Getting back to Midori’s affairs, her first is a formula one driver who’s later killed in a crash. Then a neighbor she tempts gives up his perfect wife and beautiful house only for Midori to abandon him. Five flings all end badly for the men, but number six happens to be a contract killer. We won’t tell you what happens next. It’s amazing Midori gets through all these men in a movie running just over an hour. You really have to appreciate the conciseness of Japanese b-cinema. That being the case, we’ll be concise too: Kamakiri fujin no kokuhaku is interesting, occasionally funny, and worth a look, but not special. It premiered in Japan today in 1975.

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December 12

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1962—Canada Has Last Execution

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1964—Guevara Speaks at U.N.

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1935—Downtown Athletic Club Awards First Trophy

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December 10

1968—Japan's Biggest Heist Occurs

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December 9

1965—UFO Reported by Thousands of Witnesses

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