Question about Daiei closure

[Kirsten Cather]

According to sources I've seen, Daiei and Nikkatsu established
the joint production and distribution company Dainichi
in April 1970, but the venture failed before the year was out and Daiei
declared bankruptcy in December 1971. I don't have any
specifics on the final films Daiei produced, but according to Roland  
Domenig's
article, "Vital flesh: the mysterious world of Pink Eiga" (2002;  
available
online), Daiei churned out a series of cheap ero-guro films as
a last-ditch measure to no avail. Nikkatsu, on the other hand, started
up its lucrative roman poruno line in January 1972 that saved
the company from the same fate.

Kirsten

Kirsten Cather
Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies
University of Texas at Austin


On Mar 13, 2008, at 3:35 AM, Hopkins/Kato wrote:

> I'm not an expert, but I believe that in 1970, Nikkatsu and Daiei,  
> both in
> bad condition, merged their distribution and exhibition businesses  
> to try
> and streamline and return to profitability. It didn't work. I don't  
> know
> about joint productions between Nikkatsu and Daiei, but the Stray  
> Cat Rock
> series was co-produced by Horipro, a talent management agency.
> David Hopkins
> Tenri University
>
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>
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering when did exactly Daiei stop to produce/distribute  
> movie?
> what
> was the studio last movie?
>
> I heard that the Stray Cat rock series was in fact a Daiei/Nikkatsu
> co-production... has anyone informations about this Daiei/Nikkatsu   
> deal?
> How
> long did he last?
>
> so long,
>
> Martin
>
>
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