Tokyo Emmanuelle

, released in the UK as Emmanuelle in Tokyo, is a 1975 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Akira Katō and starring Kumi Taguchi. Plot After the director's message, "I visualize the romance of Roman Porn and I attempt to share that image," a loosely connected series of softcore sex scenes unfolds. The plot concerns Kyoko (Kumi Taguchi), a young Japanese woman married to a man in France. When he abandons her, she returns to Japan. With her sexual appetite now at a high pitch, she engages in sexual escapades with a wide assortment of people, including old friends, both male and female, and an entire soccer team. Cast Kumi Taguchi as Kyoko Fujio Murakami Naka Fuyuki Mitsuko Aoi Namio Sokame Mitsuyasu Maeno Background Director Akira Katō was a competent, but not highly successful member of the Nikkatsu Roman Porno team. His Crazy for Love (1971) was part of Nikkatsu's second Roman Porno double-release, and he stayed with the studio throughout its 17-year production of the series. Tokyo Emmanuelle was Katō's first successful film. Later well-regarded films by the director include Slave Wife (1976) and Momoe's Lips: Love Beast (1980).