Japan 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.
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.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Horror + Thriller in Japan
90 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Star of David: Beauty Hunting itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Japan release window, Star of David: Beauty Hunting sits at #39 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Star of David: Beauty Hunting premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 522nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Star of David: Beauty Hunting, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- masturbation · 3
- perversion · 2
- cage · 1
- sexual sadism · 1
- torture · 26
- killer · 20
- rape · 64
- softcore · 47
Reception Benchmarks
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 |