I've only seen a few of Koji Wakamatsu's films, but I've been impressed so far. He's another director in the pinku genre (much like Hisayasu Sato) that tends to make solid and thought-provoking films out of what are essentially soft-core sex flicks. Though any real "point" behind VIOLATED ANGELS is pretty much lost on me - I did find the film to be visually interesting and the "rough" content was pretty strong for a film made in the 60s. I also lost much in translation as my copy is Japanese language only - but here's what I gathered:
A young man that has an issue with women overtakes a bunch of nurses at their dormitory. Suffering from delusions that they are taunting and making fun of him, he begins to kill them one at a time. There are some dialog scenes which were lost on me, mainly of one of the women apparently pleading with the man not to kill any more of the girls. Doesn't work - she gets shot too. The sole surviving woman seems to take an interest in the young man (though this could just be more delusion...) and the situation ends when (I think) the cops put an end to his killing spree...
Sorry about the vaguery, but I'm not sure if everything I thought was going on actually happened due to translation issues. Also, my copy is pretty poor quality, so some scenes were hard to make out as most of the film is shot in black-and-white. Regardless - VIOLATED ANGELS is obviously a mean-spirited film chronicling the actions of a deranged person. Personally, I found this to be a refreshing change from a genre that often makes light of the abuse of women, and this film was far more realistic than the average pinku sleaze (don't get me wrong though - I love those films too...). Wakamatsu seems to have a cold eye for realism and is able to transfer that into his films. If you've seen GO GO SECOND TIME VIRGIN or EMBRYO HUNTS IN SECRET - you probably already know what I'm talking about. Definitely worth a look to true pinku fans, but don't expect the typical "fun" sleaze-fest - VIOLATED ANGELS is much more bleak and "serious" than most other genre entries...8/10
A young man that has an issue with women overtakes a bunch of nurses at their dormitory. Suffering from delusions that they are taunting and making fun of him, he begins to kill them one at a time. There are some dialog scenes which were lost on me, mainly of one of the women apparently pleading with the man not to kill any more of the girls. Doesn't work - she gets shot too. The sole surviving woman seems to take an interest in the young man (though this could just be more delusion...) and the situation ends when (I think) the cops put an end to his killing spree...
Sorry about the vaguery, but I'm not sure if everything I thought was going on actually happened due to translation issues. Also, my copy is pretty poor quality, so some scenes were hard to make out as most of the film is shot in black-and-white. Regardless - VIOLATED ANGELS is obviously a mean-spirited film chronicling the actions of a deranged person. Personally, I found this to be a refreshing change from a genre that often makes light of the abuse of women, and this film was far more realistic than the average pinku sleaze (don't get me wrong though - I love those films too...). Wakamatsu seems to have a cold eye for realism and is able to transfer that into his films. If you've seen GO GO SECOND TIME VIRGIN or EMBRYO HUNTS IN SECRET - you probably already know what I'm talking about. Definitely worth a look to true pinku fans, but don't expect the typical "fun" sleaze-fest - VIOLATED ANGELS is much more bleak and "serious" than most other genre entries...8/10