After years away, Weird Cinema returns with an episode that required hundreds of hours of research, writing, editing, and general brain power. Peeling back the curtain, this is mostly a one man operation. So, after the last episode of the show was completed, I knew I wanted to tackle the world of pinky violence. That means Reiko Ike, Miki Sugimoto, Toei, and a LOT of preparation!

Just going by the information available on the internet here in the West, this episode would have been a lot shorter. However, the Wikipedia entries for this genre leave a lot to be desired. So, after writing a couple thousand words on the genre, I started getting my information fact checked by my buddy Mikko who speaks and reads Japanese, loves the genre, and spends his time on this lovely island nation. I soon found that what we know of and think of as the pinky violence genre is a pretty small portion of the story. With that, it was back to the drawing board.

Around the beginning of the year, most of the script was written. Then the editing process began, with numerous sections being rewritten over and over again. Finally, here we are. I’m sure there are some inaccuracies here and there, but none of it intentional. Also, obviously, I am not a Japanese speaker – so my pronunciation is probably way off, but it is what it is.

Most of the music for the video can be found here:

The Japanese National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FFHC2D12Q
Most of the traditional sounding music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xO5bqgYBk
Most of the rockin’ Pinky Violence music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtDHGCuAuok

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