Hisayasu (Naked Blood) Sato was the assistant director for this nutty but fun “Pink” film. In the 17th century, Lady Ninja Kagero tries to steal a scroll from a Ninja named Sasuke. During their battle, an earthquake occurs and they fall into a timeslip which sends them to present day Japan. Sasuke winds up on a commuter train where he discovers the joy of groping strange women. Meanwhile, Kagero finds work in a brothel and quickly becomes popular among the clientele, mostly because she uses her Ninja skills in the bedroom. Separately, they begin looking for a cache of treasure while having increasingly dirty encounters. Eventually they agree to put their differences aside in order to find the treasure.
Director Yojiro Takita made dozens of “Groper Train” movies. I’m guessing this is part of the series as there are plenty of scenes of women being fondled on public transportation. However, the addition of time traveling Ninjas gives it its own unique vibe. The “fish out of water” scenes, while never quite laugh out loud funny, are amusing for the most part. The scenes of groping and softcore sex aren’t exactly sexy either, but that’s perfectly acceptable since many of them are humorous and/or have a goofy tone. Because of that, they are enormously fun to watch.
Any movie that features a mix of time travel, Ninjas, and public groping is bound to be uneven. Even with a relatively scant running time of sixty-six minutes, the film runs out of steam before it crosses the finish line. (The abrupt ending is the biggest debit.) It’s crazy to think that after decades of directing Pink movies, Takita later won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film! However, I think some of the dialogue in this was Oscar worthy too. (“So… this is a Ninja’s pussy?”)
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