High Noon Ripper (1984) Mahiru no kirisakima | Region-Free (DVD)

Title: High Noon Ripper (1984)

Alternate Title: Mahiru no kirisakima

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Plot Synopsis:
A female journalist and her photographer colleague investigate a series of brutal daylight murders committed by a notorious serial killer. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover unsettling truths that blur the lines between observer and participant.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Yôjirô Takita
• Writer: Shirô Yumeno
• Cast:
  • Kaoru Orimoto as Noriko
  • Usagi Asô
  • Yûko Aoki
  • Yutaka Ikejima
  • Kiyomi Itô

IMDb Link:
High Noon Ripper (1984)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Lou (rhymes with wow!) – ★★★☆☆
   “High Noon Ripper is the essence of what pinkus are about. It is a movie about a serial killer, but the story is a flimsy one at best. This is really just an excuse to show s&xual acts every other scene. Here it is quite amazing actually. When there are no men around, the women just can’t help but rub themselves against every possible surface available to them. Doors, bathtubs/showerheads and even belts aren’t safe from these hypers&xual ladies. They are such slaves to their inhibitions that it’s amazing they’re able to lead normal lives and get shit done. Make no mistake about it, this movie is trash in every sense of the word, and that’s exactly the reason I enjoyed it so much. While it’s not the best that the genre has to offer, it did deliver the goods (in spades.)”
2. Dave Jackson – ★★★½☆
   “It’s always fun to dive into a Yojiro Takita pinku with the knowledge that you’re seeing relentless scenes of women m4sturbating directed by a future Oscar winner. Though High Noon Ripper didn’t quite live up to my expectations, it’s still a solid pink film with a lot of insanity and nice touches to make it worth a watch. Sadly it doesn’t dig into its serial killer/Nightcrawler aspect too deeply, instead getting side-lined by weird tangents. Tonally it’s all over the place, but that’s part of the fun.”

Meta Description:
“High Noon Ripper” (1984), directed by Yôjirô Takita, is a Japanese horror-thriller that follows a journalist and her photographer as they investigate a series of gruesome daylight murders by a notorious serial killer.