TONGUE LASHING

Wait, can’t we just start with a verbal warning?

Above is one of our random Japanese posters. This one is pretty easy to figure out. It says “woman” “and” “tongue,” so we’re thinking the title is Woman’s Tongue. From there it’s smooth sailing. Plugging that title into a search engine, we found a reference on a Japanese website telling us it was released in 1969 and starred Noriko Tatsumi. She doesn’t seem to star on the poster, unless our eyes are going, but we recognize her name at lower left, so we know the website we consulted is correct. Anyway, the poster rocks, so we thought we’d share.

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Vintage Pulp

October 9 2009

PISTOL STRIPPED

Torn between violence and silent expression.

Poster for the pinku flick Shiroi chibusa no senritsu, aka Tremble of White Breast, circa 1970, with Noriko Tatsumi. During the late ’60s Tatsumi was known as the queen of Japanese sex movies. If you didn’t know that already, you’d have figured it out from the titles of her films, which include Taste of Women, Inflatable Doll of the Wastelands, Whore, Muddy Uniform, Packed Full with Women, and—our absolute favorite—Love’s Milky Drops. We haven’t seen any of these films, but we’re making it priority numero uno to track them down. Seriously—Love’s Milky Drops? We aren’t sure if we should be horny or thirsty, but either way that sounds like a must-see.

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HISTORY REWIND

The headlines that mattered yesteryear.

April 19

1927—Mae West Sentenced to Jail

American actress and playwright Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for the content of her play Sex. The trial occurred even though the play had run for a year and had been seen by 325,000 people. However West’s considerable popularity, already based on her risque image, only increased due to the controversy.

April 19

1971—Manson Sentenced to Death

In the U.S, cult leader Charles Manson is sentenced to death for inciting the murders of Sharon Tate and several other people. Three accomplices, who had actually done the killing, were also sentenced to death, but the state of California abolished capital punishment in 1972 and neither they nor Manson were ever actually executed.

April 18

1923—Yankee Stadium Opens

In New York City, Yankee Stadium, home of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, opens with the Yankees beating their eternal rivals the Boston Red Sox 4 to 1. The stadium, which is nicknamed The House that Ruth Built, sees the Yankees become the most successful franchise in baseball history. It is eventually replaced by a new Yankee Stadium and closes in September 2008.

April 17

1961—Bay of Pigs Invasion Is Launched

A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban refugees lands at the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. However, the invasion fails badly and the result is embarrassment for U.S. president John F. Kennedy and a major boost in popularity for Fidel Castro, and also has the effect of pushing him toward the Soviet Union for protection.

April 16

1943—First LSD Trip Takes Place

Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, while working at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, accidentally absorbs lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, and thus discovers its psychedelic properties. He had first synthesized the substance five years earlier but hadn’t been aware of its effects. He goes on to write scores of articles and books about his creation.