I seriously CAN NOT get enough of these films. As I've stated in other reviews of exploit films of this era - there is something hugely refreshing and satisfying about '70's exploitation cinema (whether it be from Japan or elsewhere), where a REAL focus on cinematography, sets, acting (in some cases...), and plot mixed beautifully with the sleaze, nudity, sex, and violence that exploit fans have come to expect. As the saying goes - they just don't make 'em like they used to...
DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS: WORTHLESS TO CONFESS is part of the recently released PINKY VIOLENCE COLLECTION, which is a "box-set" of 4 films which represent the typical "style" of 70's era Japanese exploitation cinema. Being that WORTHLESS TO CONFESS is one of the earlier examples of the Japanese "pinky violence" films - it is noticeably more "tame" in terms of sex and violence than some of the later examples, but there is still a good bit of sleaze mixed in with a VERY well done story. The plot of WORTHLESS is complex and interesting, and so as not to ruin any of the "suprises", I'll keep my synopsis as brief as possible:
Rika, Mari, Midori, Yuki, and Senmitsu, all went to the same reform-school. Rika was the last to get out, and when she does, starts looking up her old "sisters". Rika comes across Midori's father (who she had met previously) who takes her in, and gives her a job and a place to stay. It turns out that Midori and her father don't get along very well because Midori constantly steals from his business. This upsets Rika, because her and the other girls were orphans and don't know the joys of family life. Rika makes the rounds hooking up with her other reform-school friends and trying to generally keep an eye on them. When the local Yakuza boss hits Midori's pops up for money that Midori's scumbag boyfriend owes, Pop's dutifully pays up, which outrages Rika. Rika goes to try to "settle" the debt, and Midori (who had followed Rika to the Yakuza hide-out), driven by shame, also offers herself in trade. The Yakuza boss refuses the offer and tries to hit Midori's Pops up for more cash - Pops' "response" is a very cool and unexpected "twist" in the plot and sets the wheels in motion for some violent vengeance from all of the reform-school girls...
The plot of WORTLESS TO CONFESS is VERY well thought out in the way that it links all of the characters to one another. Definitely one of the more interesting and rewarding story lines to come from this type of film that I've ever seen. But of course - this is a pinky film so there's still some tits-n-ass and some well choreographed but not particularly "rough" violence. Again, being that this is one of the earlier pinky films, the sleazy sex and blood-sprays that were staples of the genre later on, are pretty light here. Even so, this is one of the better examples of an already great genre of films. Highly recommended to fans of any 70's pinky/samurai films, such as SEX AND FURY, FEMALE YAKUZA TALE, the FEMALE PRISONER/FEMALE CONVICT series, LADY SNOWBLOOD, etc...I don't think you'll be disappointed - 8.5/10
DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS: WORTHLESS TO CONFESS is part of the recently released PINKY VIOLENCE COLLECTION, which is a "box-set" of 4 films which represent the typical "style" of 70's era Japanese exploitation cinema. Being that WORTHLESS TO CONFESS is one of the earlier examples of the Japanese "pinky violence" films - it is noticeably more "tame" in terms of sex and violence than some of the later examples, but there is still a good bit of sleaze mixed in with a VERY well done story. The plot of WORTHLESS is complex and interesting, and so as not to ruin any of the "suprises", I'll keep my synopsis as brief as possible:
Rika, Mari, Midori, Yuki, and Senmitsu, all went to the same reform-school. Rika was the last to get out, and when she does, starts looking up her old "sisters". Rika comes across Midori's father (who she had met previously) who takes her in, and gives her a job and a place to stay. It turns out that Midori and her father don't get along very well because Midori constantly steals from his business. This upsets Rika, because her and the other girls were orphans and don't know the joys of family life. Rika makes the rounds hooking up with her other reform-school friends and trying to generally keep an eye on them. When the local Yakuza boss hits Midori's pops up for money that Midori's scumbag boyfriend owes, Pop's dutifully pays up, which outrages Rika. Rika goes to try to "settle" the debt, and Midori (who had followed Rika to the Yakuza hide-out), driven by shame, also offers herself in trade. The Yakuza boss refuses the offer and tries to hit Midori's Pops up for more cash - Pops' "response" is a very cool and unexpected "twist" in the plot and sets the wheels in motion for some violent vengeance from all of the reform-school girls...
The plot of WORTLESS TO CONFESS is VERY well thought out in the way that it links all of the characters to one another. Definitely one of the more interesting and rewarding story lines to come from this type of film that I've ever seen. But of course - this is a pinky film so there's still some tits-n-ass and some well choreographed but not particularly "rough" violence. Again, being that this is one of the earlier pinky films, the sleazy sex and blood-sprays that were staples of the genre later on, are pretty light here. Even so, this is one of the better examples of an already great genre of films. Highly recommended to fans of any 70's pinky/samurai films, such as SEX AND FURY, FEMALE YAKUZA TALE, the FEMALE PRISONER/FEMALE CONVICT series, LADY SNOWBLOOD, etc...I don't think you'll be disappointed - 8.5/10