Last Cabaret

Last Cabaret
Directed by	Shusuke Kaneko
Starring	Miyuki Katō Yasuo Daichi Yōko Takagi Kyōko Hashimoto Kō Watanabe
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release dates	23 April 1988 (Japan)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Last Cabaret (ラスト・キャバレー Rasuto kyabaree) is a 1988 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It was released on 23 April 1988.^[1] The film was the second-to-last entry in Nikkatsu's series of Roman porno films, a higher budget version of the pink film.^[2]

Plot

When a greedy land developer forces a popular cabaret to shut down, the owner's daughter goes on a trek to visit her father's old girlfriends to reminisce about the past. The story has been taken by critics as a metaphor for the demise of the Nikkatsu studio itself which would soon halt film production.^[2]

Cast

• Miyuki Katō
• Yasuo Daichi
• Yōko Takagi
• Kyōko Hashimoto
• Kō Watanabe

Reception

Accolades

It was chosen as the 9th best film at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival.^[3]

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Yokohama Film Festival	1989[4]	Best Director	Shusuke Kaneko	Won

References

1. ラスト・キャバレー (1988) (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
2. Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 227. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
3. １９８８年度　日本映画ベストテン. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2014.
4. 第１０回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８８年日本映画個人賞. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

• Rasuto kyabaree at the Internet Movie Database