Movie Review: Whore Angels

As an avid admirer of Japanese erotica it's always nice to discover movies I had no idea existed. The company Pink Eiga is fairly new company that has made a point in releasing some of the craziest and sexiest films to come out of Asia in recent memory. With titles like The Japanese Wife Next Door, Groper Train and the film I'm reviewing today, Mototsugu Watanabe’s outrageous Pink film Whore Angels. Do they live up to their genius titles?

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Whore Angels is a story about two young Japanese gals who tend to walk on the wrong side of the track by making their wages in the world's oldest profession, prostitution. Pleasuring lonely men is something they do remarkably well at the "Hot Lips" brothel. Joshu, is a sexy, energetic cowgirl prostitute who has a talent for giving hand-jobs that cause geysers of man-goo to spurt through the air.



One night Joshu is walking through an alley where she bumps into a pink-haired Marilyn Monroe lookalike named "Monroe". Monroe is being harassed by this goofy horned fellow in a devil costume. Is this plot ridiculous enough yet? It gets even better because Monroe has much more special gift than Joshu - she can heal men by giving heavenly blowjobs. Yes, she's really that good!

In addition to the copious amounts of soft-core sex in Whore Angels,  there is a very generous amount of humor. It gets downright wacky and almost Benny Hill-esque at times. I couldn't help but chuckle when Monroe is using her very special powers on an elderly man who normally produces a softy. With Monroe though, this impotent old codger sports a throbbing totem pole.

The look of the film is actually pretty impressive. On most Eiga films the budgets were quite low so you can't expect too much visually but here we do get to see some nice shots of the New York landscape other surprises. The quality of the materials for this 2000 release are vibrant and in very good condition.

Pink Eiga has produced some cool extra features that include an interview with "Mr. Pink" about the history of Eiga, Whore Angel's Cinematographer Mashide Lioka is on hand for an in-depth interview, there are some image slideshows and a surprisingly entertaining trailer reel of Pink Eiga titles. The feature and extras are in their original Japanese language but do include English subtitles.

I had a fun time with Whore Angels. The wacky humor and completely absurd plot – and LOTS of skin – makes this a definite recommendation.

For more information on Whore Angels and other Pink Eiga releases please head on over to their website at - www.PinkEiga.com.




                          (Screencaps courtesy of www.RockShockPop.com)