Star of David: Beauty Hunting
1979 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

堕靡泥の星 美少女狩り

“A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!”

Synopsis

堕靡泥の星 美少女狩り

“A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!”

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This handsome rapist seduces women, then brings them to the basement of the mansion he inherited from his well-to-do parents, where he indulges in lengthy sessions of sado-sexual violence. Based on manga by Masaaki Sato.

The 1978–1980 Japan Window

56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Star of David: Beauty Hunting sits at position #39.

  1. Future Boy Conan
    #1

    Future Boy Conan

    ★ 8.5 · 1978

  2. The Rose of Versailles
    #2

    The Rose of Versailles

    ★ 8.3 · 1979

  3. Once Upon a Time... Man
    #3

    Once Upon a Time… Man

    ★ 8.3 · 1978

  4. Anne of Green Gables
    #4

    Anne of Green Gables

    ★ 8.3 · 1979

  5. Message from Space: Galactic Wars
    #5

    Message from Space: Galactic Wars

    ★ 8.2 · 1978

  6. Captain Future
    #6

    Captain Future

    ★ 8.0 · 1978

  7. Mobile Suit Gundam
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam

    ★ 8.0 · 1979

  8. Kagemusha
    #8

    Kagemusha

    ★ 7.8 · 1980

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Star of David: Beauty Hunting. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Star of David: Beauty Hunting premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
40
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,591 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #159 of 391 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Nikkatsu Corporation
Runtime 1h 40m
Release Date October 27, 1979
IMDb tt0225458
Official Site www.nikkatsu.com

Themes & Motifs

  • rape
  • cage
  • perversion
  • torture
  • killer
  • sexual sadism
  • masturbation
  • softcore

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