Aido: Slave of Love
| Aido: Slave of Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Susumu Hani | 
| Screenplay by | 
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| Story by | Isamu Kurita[1] | 
| Starring | Yuri Suemasa | 
| Cinematography | Yuji Okumura[1] | 
| Music by | Teizo Muramatsu[1] | 
Production company  | Hani[1]  | 
| Distributed by | Shochiku | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 105 minutes[1] | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Language | Japanese | 
Aido: Slave of Love (愛奴) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Susumu Hani.[2] It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4]
Plot
Aido is a beautiful woman cursed with an insatiable appetite for coitus. After an affair with a young student, she engages in several other affairs in which she can no longer tell fantasy from reality.
Cast
- Yuri Suemasa (末政百合) - Aido (愛奴)
 - Kenzō Kawarazaki (河原崎建三) - Shūsei Saiki (斎木秀生)
 - Kimiko Nukamura (額村喜美子) - Madame Enjōji (円城寺夫人)
 - Rumiko Tanuma (田沼瑠美子) - Yōko (燿子)
 - Kenzaburō Shirai (白井健三郎) - Professor
 - Takamitsu Masuda (増田増田貴光) - Yamamoto (山本)
 - Jusaburō Tsujimura (辻村寿三郎) - Detective Iwashita (岩下)
 - Kiyoko Ōta (太田喜代子) - Harumi (波留美)
 - Akira Matsumoto (松本章) - Man
 - Kyōji Kokonoe (九重京司) - Mr. Sano (佐野)[5]
 
Release
Aido: Slave of Love was released in Japan on 24 May 1969 and was distributed by Shochiku.[1]
Legacy
The film is one of Hani's internationally most renowned features.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 1996, p. 95.
 - ^ Desser, David (22 April 2022). A Companion to Japanese Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-95534-5.
 - ^ "Aido: Slave of Love". Film Affinity. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
 - ^ Aido: Slave of Love (1969) | MUBI, retrieved 25 September 2023
 - ^ Moviewalker about Aido (in Japanese)
 - ^ Centeno, Marcos; Raine, Michael (10 June 2021). Developments in the Japanese Documentary Mode. MDPI. ISBN 978-3-03943-913-3.
 
Further reading
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
 
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