#014 - Poetry of Depravity: A Deep Dive into Nikkatsu Roman Porno

Wet lovers, sex hunters, tattooed flowers, feline nights… This week on the podcast, we're tackling Nikkatsu's Roman Porno line—the cinematic desire machine launched by one of Japan's oldest and most prestigious studios, which produced more than 800 softcore erotic films in the 1970s and 1980s. Operating under a set of rules that both constrained and contributed to artistic freedom, Roman Porno allowed many young and ambitious filmmakers, screenwriters, and cinematographers to develop their craft. Follow us on Instagram / Letterboxd / Twitter / Bluesky / Facebook *Buy the magazine at our online shop**.*