ピンク映画

Japanese

Kanji in this term
映	画
えい Grade: 6	が Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
ピンク映畫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of ピンク (pinku, “erotic”, from English pink) + 映(えい)画(が) (eiga, “movie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲĩŋkɯ̟e̞ːɡa̠]

Noun

ピンク映(えい)画(が) • (pinku eiga) 

1. pink film, a partially-censored pornographic film, film erotica, a blue movie
   • 2009, Wada Hideki, Ippunkan o muda ni shinai kijutsu [Make the most of every minute], page 17:

     映(えい)画(が)監(かん)督(とく)になるためには、ピンク映(えい)画(が)の助(じょ)監(かん)督(とく)、監(かん)督(とく)になってから一(いっ)般(ぱん)映(えい)画(が)の監(かん)督(とく)へと転(てん)進(しん)する

     Eiga kantoku ni naru tame ni wa, pinku eiga no jokantoku, kantoku ni natte kara ippan eiga no kantoku e to tenshin suru

     In order to become a film director, after becoming a blue film assistant director, then director, one shifts to regular films.