genre fascination: portrait of a lady
He was one of six authors on the final shortlist for the Nobel Prize in ___MASK65___ in 1964 , but his death the following year meant he was not considered the following years . However , some writers have reserved the term ' ___MASK75___ ' for Japanese sex movies produced and distributed by smaller independent studios such as OP Eiga , Shinth Eiga , Kokuei and Xces . In this narrower sense , Nikkatsu ' s Roman Porno series , Toei ' s Pinky Violence series and the Tokatsu films distributed by Shochiku would not be included as these studios have much larger distribution networks . Tokyo , officially Tokyo Metropolis , is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures . The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world . It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the ___MASK35___ government . Tokyo is in the Kant region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands . Formerly known as Edo , it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters . It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868 ; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo . Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . Life and career . Early career . Born October 20 , 1948 , in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka , Naomi Tani moved to Tokyo at the age of 18 . After arrival in Tokyo , she was featured in a photo layout in " Weekly Taishu / Popular Weekly " (  - " Shukan Taishu "). This appearance led to offers for roles in " Pink films ", the low - budget , independent soft - core pornographic films which dominated Japan ' s domestic cinema at this time . Her debut was in the 1967 film " Special ". She took her screen name " Tani " from the novelist Jun ' ichir Tanizaki and " Naomi " from the central character in his important early work " A Fool ' s ___MASK3___ ". " Tani ," or " valley ," is also a Japanese slang word for the cleavage between the breasts . Consequently , Ms . Tani may have had a ___MASK1___ of puns in mind when she later opened a restaurant calling it the " Ohtani " ( Big Breasts or Big Tani ). Fascination : Portrait of a Lady (  Gens fujin ezu ) is a 1977 ___MASK35___ film in Nikkatsu ' s Roman porno series , directed by Ky Ohara and starring Naomi Tani . Known for an ability to direct well in many genres , it was the pop - art - influenced Ohara ' s first true S & M film .