Source: Third Window Films press release Official Movie Site: facebook.com/pinkmusical, thirdwindowfilms.com/underwater-love (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty
On November 21st, the British label Third Window Films will release UNDERWATER LOVE- A PINK MUSICAL (??????, Onna no Kappa, 2011) on DVD in the United Kingdom. Produced by Germany’s Rapid Eye Movies and Japan’s Kokuei Company, UNDERWATER LOVE is a whimsical pink film musical about a woman and a sea creature. Asuka (Sawa Masaki) works in a lakeside fish factory. She is just about to be married to her boss. One day, she encounters a Kappa, a water creature living in the lake and learns that it is the reincarnation of Aoki (Yoshiro Umezawa), her first love. What ensues is a zany spectacle of love, music and sex. Directed by pink-film veteran Shinji Imaoka (LUNCH BOX, FROG SONG), shot by Christopher Doyle – the famed cinematographer behind HERO and countless films by Wong Kar Wai – and with music by Germany’s Stereo Total, UNDERWATER LOVE- A PINK MUSICAL promises to be unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Label: Third Window Films Release date: 21 November 2011 Release type: DVD (Region 2 PAL) Certificate: 18 Running time: 87 Minutes Audio: Japanese with English subtitles Pricing: £8.99 DVD Bonus Features: Anamorphic widescreen transfer 3 Interviews with Christopher Doyle Interview with director Shinji Imaoka ‘Pink Porcupines’ – Christopher Doyle’s behind the scenes shots Theatrical Trailer Special Limited Edition – First 2,000 pressed include Stereo Total soundtrack CD
For more information on UNDERWATER LOVE- A PINK MUSICAL please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: