Angel Guts (天使のはらわた) is a six-film series of pink films produced between 1978 and 1994. The Nikkatsu Corporation was responsible for the production of the majority of the series. In accordance with the "pink film" genre, the prevalent theme in the series is sex, but violence is also featured prominently in the films. Angel Guts is based on the manga series written by Takashi Ishii, who also directed the fifth and sixth films in the series. In a public comment on the Angel Guts series, director Noboru Tanaka pointed out the various directorial styles exhibited in the films: "...all five versions are different. Mine is very energetic and it looks like you could burn yourself if you touch it, whilst the others are calmer and gentler. I think the audience shouldn't be bored by this series of films."

Films

High School Co-Ed

Japanese: Angel Guts: High School Co-Ed (女高生　天使のはらわた) (1978, director: Chūsei Sone)

Red Classroom

Japanese: Angel Guts: Red Classroom (天使のはらわた　赤い教室) (1979, director: Chūsei Sone)

Nami

Japanese: Angel Guts: Nami (天使のはらわた　名美) (1979, director: Noboru Tanaka)

Red Porno

Japanese: Angel Guts: Red Porno (天使のはらわた　赤い淫画) (1981, director: Toshiharu Ikeda)

Red Vertigo

Japanese: Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (天使のはらわた　赤い眩暈) (1988, director: Takashi Ishii)

Red Lightning

Japanese: Angel Guts: Red Lightning (天使のはらわた　赤い閃光) (1994, director: Takashi Ishii)

Availability

In 2005, the ArtsMagic company released a Region 1 five-DVD box-set containing the first five films in the series. The films were presented in anamorphic widescreen in Japanese with removable subtitles. The set also features commentaries on all films, original trailers, director interviews, and director and cast biographies.