
Acting
Tamaki Katori
Born — Died
1938-10-21 — 2015-10-12
Place of birth
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
Tamaki Katori was a Japanese actress born on 21 October 1938 and died on 12 October 2015, famous for her pioneering role in "pink films" (softcore erotic films) in the 1960s and early 1970s. She began her career at Nikkatsu after a beauty contest in Kumamoto, playing supporting roles before turning to independent pink films for financial reasons. Nicknamed the "Pink Princess," she made more than 600 films between 1962 and 1972, with directors such as Satoru Kobayashi, Kōji Wakamatsu, and Giichi Nishihara. After retiring, she married three times, ran a petrol station and then a company canteen. Flesh Market (Nikutai no Ichiba, 1962), her first notable pink film. Sex Jack (1970) by Kōji Wak…
Known for
4.6A critique of the Japanese family, seen here as militaristic, absurdly incestuous and patriarchal with the father dominating his family sexually and violently. Nihilistic destruction by the young ones seems to be the only way out.
Sex Family
1971
5.3Mishima has just committed suicide. Two couples meet by accident at an inn in the countryside, the man and the woman, now, each with a new partner, who knew each other already for ten years...
The Woman Who Wanted to Die
1971
NRA blockbuster youth action film based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen.
Young Panther
1959
NR1959 Japanese movie
Zattō ni hikarume
1959
NRA comedy-action film depicting a kind-hearted protagonist who, feeling disillusioned with the world, asks a hitman for assistance with suicide, only to find himself embroiled in a thrilling and hilarious journey involving money and women.
An Angel is Chasing Me
1961
NRA song-based action drama featuring hit songs by Hiroshi Inoue about a daughter who cries over an innocent crime and a young man who bravely stands up for the truth to help her.
Flowers in the rain
1960
Film credits
1970s · 12 titles
4.6A critique of the Japanese family, seen here as militaristic, absurdly incestuous and patriarchal with the father dominating his family sexually and violently. Nihilistic destruction by the young ones seems to be the only way out.
Sex Family
1971
5.3Mishima has just committed suicide. Two couples meet by accident at an inn in the countryside, the man and the woman, now, each with a new partner, who knew each other already for ten years...
The Woman Who Wanted to Die
1971
5.3A small gang of revolutionary students is hidden away by a small-time thief. While they are in hiding, everyone except the thief takes turns engaging in sexual activities with a girl who appears unhappy and perhaps unwilling, having had the misfortune of getting involved with them.
Sex Jack
1970
Pink film by Kan Mukai.
History of Japanese Night Crawling Customs
1970
4.8The roaming outlaw Okayo, also known as Benten due to the prominent tattoo of the Buddhist Goddess of Love emblazoned across her back. On the run from her persecutors, who seek to claim the tattoo and its skin canvas as a bounty, Okayo finds a safe haven in the arms of the mysterious shakuhachi (bamboo flute) playing Seigaku, himself tattooed with the image of Kisshoten, the Goddess of Prosperity.
Women Hell Song
1970
Pinku from 1970.
Bijo, Chijo, Majo
1970
NRPinku from 1971.
Nagumade Matte
1971
NRPink film 1971.
Itazura shojo
1971
Pink film by Genji Nakamura.
Yokujô kazoku
1972
Pinku from 1971.
Snake Obscene Embrace
1971
Pink film directed by Mamoru Watanabe.
Poruno henreki
1972
Pinku from 1970.
Majo-gari
1970
1960s · 43 titles
NRA comedy-action film depicting a kind-hearted protagonist who, feeling disillusioned with the world, asks a hitman for assistance with suicide, only to find himself embroiled in a thrilling and hilarious journey involving money and women.
An Angel is Chasing Me
1961
NRA song-based action drama featuring hit songs by Hiroshi Inoue about a daughter who cries over an innocent crime and a young man who bravely stands up for the truth to help her.
Flowers in the rain
1960
NRA detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.
Ningen Gari
1962
NRSet in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
NR1960 Japanese movie
Kage no nai yōfu
1960
6.2A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
NREarly film directed by Satoru Kobayashi.
The Ama's Mysterious Pearl
1963
3.0Three women are kidnapped by a sadistic lunatic and forced to "entertain" his co-workers and friends.
Flesh Market
1962
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Keiji monogatari Tōkyō no meiro
1960
9.0An unprecedented, extravagant, passionate film set in Spain and Southern Europe. It depicts the passionate Yujiro who risks his life to invite bullfighting.
Man at the Bullfight
1960
NR1961 Japanese movie
Shōjo
1961
10.0Pinku from 1966.
Vice Doctor
1966
NRPink film by Giichi Nishihara.
The Thirst of the Female Body
1968
NRTakuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People’s Economic Association, and he disguises himself.
He's the Witness
1960
NRPinku from 1965.
Doronuma no yorokobi
1965
5.0During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin
1962
4.7An office worker who dreams of a peaceful happiness with her boyfriend is forced into prostitution by yakuza.
Sweet Trap
1963
Pinku from 1966.
From the Flower and the Serpent, Bind to the Bones
1966
4.0Low budget erotic thriller about a grieving widow who discovers that - perhaps - her husband is really alive
Abnormal Reaction: Ecstasy
1967
10.01967 Japanese movie
Midareta kankei
1967
4.5A famous actress is being blackmailed with incriminating photos by a gangster trio and takes terrible revenge.
Sexy Diary
1965
NRJapanese crime film
The Devil's Sigh
1960
5.0A married woman has an affair. She soon must deal with a menacing voice on the phone...
Payment for Adultery
1963
NROne day, the sleazy Tomoko accompanies the pimp Ken to a popular dating club. She's a little dim-witted and always makes mistakes, but she's hard to hate.
Pink Telephone
1967
4.3A man who was once a student activist marries the daughter of the head of a big trust company. He uses his position as an elite salaryman to do whatever he pleases. However, a shadow from his past starts to creep into his life...
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
1965
Pinku directed by Kôji Wakamatsu.
Ecstasy of Wickedness
1964
NRThree stories of torture, set in Japan's Sengoku, Kan'ei and Genroku eras.
New Torture Punishment History Torture
1966
3.7Second Pink film by Wakamatsu
Savage Women
1963
Pinku from 1967.
Female Trap
1967
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Oiroke sakusen
1963
9.0A wife dissatisfied with their sex life and her husband who is about to leave on a long overseas business trip. Unable to resist the temptations of men creeping up on her, she falls into a descent into depravity...
Nikutai no yûwaku
1967
NRMurayama, a diligent businessman, is 25 years old and still a virgin. His boss invites him to a bar where he is introduced to a new woman. His boss warns him, "She's a professional, don't get too serious," but he continues to frequent the bar and gets sucked deeper into it. He has no idea that the woman is being kept by an S&M man...
Beautiful Villian
1966
NRA voluptuous body shared by father and son! A tragedy of desire born from sexual convention!
Iro nusutto
1965
10.0This film, which depicts a woman's instinct to chase after the image of another man while having sex with her husband, has quickly become a hot topic in the adult film industry. What if such a sex demon was hiding inside your lover or your beloved wife? This film will linger in the hearts of viewers, blending a sense of instinct akin to terror.
The Staircase of Sex
1968
NRThe lustful desires of a bourgeois family for a "meeting".
New Jack & Betty
1969
NRTamaki Katori, the first "Pink Queen," is violated in the freezing snowy mountains. Her passionate performance in the snow will leave you speechless. Three men and one woman who stole a large sum of money, and even a man who was supposed to be dead...
To Aim For
1967
Pinku from 1965.
Jealousy Trap
1965
Pink film directed by Giichi Nishihara.
Oiroke tenshi
1969
Pinku from 1969.
Kôshoku kinchaku kiri no onna
1969
5.2A black and white movie by Osamu Yamashita.
Michi no Sex
1966
Pinku from 1966.
Maiden Flesh
1965
A Japanese rural girl, looking for work, unknowingly wanders into a brothel, becomes a prostitute, and is successful until she falls victim to a plot. Simple-minded gossip, at times unintentionally ridiculous.
Misused
1966
Probable Pink movie from Koji Wakamatsu.
Mesuinu no Kake
1964
1950s · 4 titles
NRA blockbuster youth action film based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen.
Young Panther
1959
NR1959 Japanese movie
Zattō ni hikarume
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
O-Yae no moguri isha
1959
NRA film adaptation of the popular hit by glamorous singer Keiko Matsuyama.
I told you so
1959

