Semen Demon (2005)
1/2 (out of 4)
There have been some pretty strange sub-genres to come out of Japan including some of the most brutal films out there like The Guinea Pig films and MEN BEHIND THE SUN. The latest craze appears to be the "Pink Eiga" genre and this title was my first exposure to it. Whether I visit again soon is certainly going to depend on me reading some more reviews before actually watching one of the films. The story is pretty simple as a newly married woman begins to feel that her husband is possessed by a demon because he likes sex. The woman goes to see another woman who might be able to perform an exorcism and the two discuss what has been happening to the wife. The title makes this appear to be a porno but I assure you that it isn't. What exactly it is I'm not sure but if you enjoy watching really strange and bizarre films then you'll probably want to check this out. I've read that the sex scenes in a Pink Eiga film isn't the main focus but I'd beg to differ because it seems the movie just wanted to be strange in the sex scenes. For example, there's nothing hardcore here but we're given cleaner versions of something we'd see in a porn. Early on we see the husband tie up the wife and perform oral sex on her but she's got her panties on so we really don't see anything. It seems the movie jut wants to show taboo subjects like the husband bringing home a hooker hoping that the wife will watch him. There's also a scene where the wife is raped by her father-in-law. What was the point to all of this? That, I'm afraid, I don't know. There's really nothing good going on in this film but thankfully it only lasted 55-minutes. I'm not sure what all the genre has to offer but this one here didn't impress me too much.