Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar(1973)

movie - first aired/released 1973-12-18 - 72 min

Drama

Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

17 year old naïve country girl Emiko Yamauchi has a hash wakeup call when she’s welcomed to Tokyo by a bunch of rapey hoods. Fast forward past the opening credits and we have her working in Mitsuko Mori’s Shinjuku girlie bar managed by manager/pimp Takeo Chii, who is dreaming of making it big once the plan comes together. Meanwhile she gets romantically involved with young chap Seiji Sawada who’s trying to make it as a bike racer.