Sachi Hamano (æµœé‡Žä½ çŸ¥, Hamano Sachi) a.k.a. Sachiko Hamano
(æµœé‡Žä½ çŸ¥å , Hamano Sachiko) and Chise Matoba (çš„å ´ã ¡ã ›,
Matoba Chise) (born March 19, 1948), is a Japanese film director. She
is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.Sachi
Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19,
1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film
director. She studied photography for a while in college in Tokyo,
then quit to work in film.Though the film industry was male-dominated
and reluctant to hire a female director, Hamano was able to begin
working as an assistant director at independent studios beginning in
1968. Early in her career, at the advice of film producers, Hamano
dropped the feminine "ko" ending from her name, Sachiko. She has also
used the name Chise Matoba for directing credits. She worked for a
while at KÅ ji Wakamatsu's Wakamatsu Pro, then for other major pink
film directors including Genji Nakamura. She made her debut as a
director in 1971, with Million Film in 17-Year-Old Free Love Tribe
(17æ‰ å¥½ã 好ã æ— ) (released 1972).With the goal of making films
from a woman's perspective, in 1984, Hamano founded her own film
production company, Tantansha. As a producer and director, she has
released over 300 films. For ENK, Hamano filmed the 1990 gay pink film
Blazing Men. Her 1997 film, Whore Hospital was given Honorable Mention
at the Pink Grand Prix. In 1998, with the financial support of over
12,000 donations from women throughout Japan, she made the film, In
Search of a Lost Writer: Wandering the World of the Seventh Sense
(ç¬¬ä¸ƒå®˜ç•Œå½·å¾¨ï¼ å°¾å´Žç¿ ã‚'探㠗㠦), based on the life and
work of the female author, Midori Osaki. The film was given the Amari
Hayashi Prize at the 2000 Japanese Independent Film Festival.
(æµœé‡Žä½ çŸ¥å , Hamano Sachiko) and Chise Matoba (çš„å ´ã ¡ã ›,
Matoba Chise) (born March 19, 1948), is a Japanese film director. She
is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.Sachi
Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19,
1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film
director. She studied photography for a while in college in Tokyo,
then quit to work in film.Though the film industry was male-dominated
and reluctant to hire a female director, Hamano was able to begin
working as an assistant director at independent studios beginning in
1968. Early in her career, at the advice of film producers, Hamano
dropped the feminine "ko" ending from her name, Sachiko. She has also
used the name Chise Matoba for directing credits. She worked for a
while at KÅ ji Wakamatsu's Wakamatsu Pro, then for other major pink
film directors including Genji Nakamura. She made her debut as a
director in 1971, with Million Film in 17-Year-Old Free Love Tribe
(17æ‰ å¥½ã 好ã æ— ) (released 1972).With the goal of making films
from a woman's perspective, in 1984, Hamano founded her own film
production company, Tantansha. As a producer and director, she has
released over 300 films. For ENK, Hamano filmed the 1990 gay pink film
Blazing Men. Her 1997 film, Whore Hospital was given Honorable Mention
at the Pink Grand Prix. In 1998, with the financial support of over
12,000 donations from women throughout Japan, she made the film, In
Search of a Lost Writer: Wandering the World of the Seventh Sense
(ç¬¬ä¸ƒå®˜ç•Œå½·å¾¨ï¼ å°¾å´Žç¿ ã‚'探㠗㠦), based on the life and
work of the female author, Midori Osaki. The film was given the Amari
Hayashi Prize at the 2000 Japanese Independent Film Festival.
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