aka Sexual Assault at a Hotel
aka Rape Me! Sexual Assault at a Hotel
Director - Koretsugu Kurahara (Sex Rider)
Starring - Erina Miyai (Sex Hunter), Yuri Yamashina (Assault! Jack the Ripper), and Eimei Esumi (Dark Room)
Release Date - 1977
Genre - Erotic/Thriller
Format - DVD (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
Over the last few years I have expressed my love for Japanese horror and how I love the way they tell their stories. I prefer the watch the splatterfest horror flicks but they do release some serious horror films that deserve a watch. Recently I was sent the erotic thriller Sexual Assault at a Hotel along with a press release for the film from Impulse Pictures. This is my first look at a Japanese thriller and erotic film so I was a little excited to check it out. However, people all over the web was not. Before I watched the film for review, I shared the press release on the site and then shared that post on Facebook and Twitter which immediately erupted with comments about how insensitive I was for sharing it and I was supporting rape culture. This is completely untrue and so absurd that I had to laugh at the notion. I am a 6 foot tall guy that weights just a little over 300 pounds but I have a crippling fear of getting raped and I have American History X to thank for this silly fear. Rape is no laughing matter but watching a film does not support rape. That is like saying watching a horror movie supports murder and watching Kids Say the Darndest Things encourages rape. This is far from the truth but it does encourage people with no life and no friends to comment on stuff on social media so they can get the attention their mom would not give them because she was out sleeping with every trucker that passes through town. Anyway, thank you Impulse Pictures for sending this one my way.
The film follows an innocent and shy young woman who travels somewhere far away from her home where she runs into an old friend. She is a very sexual person who is constantly looking for some dick action. She also has a thing for her shy friend and is constantly trying to get a little cooter action. Her friend often leaves her alone at awkward times to get laid while she gets harassed by horny men who want nothing more than to rip her clothes off and have their way with her until one night someone actually does. 
When I first received the film I assumed it would be an uncomfortable watch and full of rape scenes that make it hard to watch. However, the film did not and I had seen sleazier horror flicks in the indie scene then what this film actually was. The acting in this one is solid. The films lead does an amazing job at staying in character and she makes it so believable that she is actually that uncultured and innocent. The remainder of the cast was great and the other lead does a great job at playing the exact opposite of the innocent girl. She is dirty and goes all out...even with a bottle! The men also do a great job at playing scumbags that are sleazy with no regard for the women's welfare. You really learn to hate them. The story for this one is a little hard to follow. We get the two girls who are opposite each other in the sexual sex-scape so to speak but we have no fucking idea where the story was going or was trying to establish. This may be due to cultural differences. Finally, the film has no on screen kills and practical effects. Instead, we get sex scenes that are soft core in nature and are not that lavish. In fact, I have seen sexier films come from The Sleaze Box. Overall, Sexual Assault is a film that lacks story but has a great cast. Sadly, its not that great of an erotic thriller nor is it that great or a softcore porn. I can not recommend this one. 
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