"[Pink Eiga] is my lifework because it lets me earn money, play leading roles and touch naked women."--
Yutaka Ikejima He first entered the entertainment business in the late 1970s as an actor with
Shuji Terayama's theatrical group
Tenjō Sajiki. His film debut was in the 1981
Genji Nakamura pink film Semi Documentary: Housewife Prostitution Team aka
Document Porno: Married Woman Prostitution Techniques. Ikejima became one of
Zeze Takahisa's "Zeze-gumi" (Zeze-group) of regulars including
Takeshi Itō,
Yōta Kawase and
Yumeka Sasaki. Though most awarded and recognized as a director, Ikejima has continued acting to the present day. His
Men Who Love (2002) was one of the first
pink films to be shown at the
Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. In his
pink film directorial career, Ikejima usually collaborates with his wife, screenwriter
Kyōko Godai, who had previously made a name for herself scripting for Hisayasu Satō. In 2008 Ikejima directed his 100th
pink film, an accomplishment for which he was given a special award at the
Pink Grand Prix. ==Partial filmography==