Impure Nuns

Kegareta Nikutai Seijo

This transgressive 1950s treasure, previously unseen outside of Japan, chronicles an affair between two nuns at a boarding school.

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Credits

  • Director

    Michiyoshi Doi

  • Screenwriter

    Akira Sugimoto

  • With

    Miyuki Takakura, Mayumi Ôzora, Minoru Takada

  • Japan 1958. 77min

  • Courtesy of

    Kokusai Hoei Co., Ltd

  • Language

    Japanese

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Three years after she was forcibly enrolled in a religious school, Eri’s world is enlivened by the presence of new student Anna. The two share a deep connection and soon act on their feelings. However, their love sparks jealousy, enmeshing them in a heated rivalry of passions. Tender, deliciously camp and unexpectedly queer, this is a delightful cinematic discovery.

Diana Cipriano

Content advice

Contains scenes of sexual violence.

How to book

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