Sachi Hamano is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.
10 Facts About Sachi Hamano
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Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19,1948.
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Sachi Hamano studied photography for a while in college in Tokyo, then quit to work in film.
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Early in her career, at the advice of film producers, Hamano dropped the feminine "ko" ending from her name, Sachiko.
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Sachi Hamano has used the name Chise Matoba for directing credits.
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Sachi Hamano worked for a while at Koji Wakamatsu's Wakamatsu Pro, then for other major pink film directors including Genji Nakamura.
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Sachi Hamano made her debut as a director in 1971, with Million Film in 17-Year-Old Free Love Tribe.
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For ENK, Sachi Hamano filmed the 1990 gay pink film Blazing Men.
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In 2006, Sachi Hamano returned to Midori Osaki, filming The Cricket Girl, based on one of Osaki's novels.
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Sachi Hamano published her autobiography, When a Woman Makes a Film in 2005.