Midnight Fairy (1973)

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Midnight Fairy (1973)

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To consider this as just another erotic "pink film" would be doing "Mayonaka no yosei" a terrible disservice. This is truly an incendiary work of art. The main character is a sociopath with a rabid hatred of the upper class, and a simultaneous obsession with one spoiled, elitist "princess," who is on the verge of marrying a successful and wealthy young man, to improve her own position in society. After brutally raping her fails to derail the marriage, Kazou goes even more insane and decides he will stop this wedding at any cost. After he accidentally stumbles into a brothel, where he meets the equally mentally disturbed "Canary," a young prostitute who is convinced that Kazou is her "daddy," and she will do anything in the world to keep him by her side. And from this basis it gets even more bizarre and surreal, until it reaches it's jaw dropping conclusion, that sees two "brides" come face to face in a battle to the death. This film has a similar hyper-violent feel to it as Kubrik's "Clockwork Orange," or a demented version of "Bonnie & Clyde," with photography and editing that is on par with the best art house films of it's time. It's one of those films where you can hardly believe what you are seeing. I don't know how this one isn't more well-known, as it is truly one of the best movies of it's genre.

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Midnight Fairy (1973)

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