Frog Song (かえるのうた, Kaeru no uta) originally released as Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It (援助交際物語　したがるオンナたち, Enjo-kōsai monogatari: Shitagaru onna-tachi) is a 2005 Pink film written and directed by Shinji Imaoka and starring Konatsu and Rinako Hirasawa. It was named best Pink film of the year, Konatsu won Best Actress, and Rinako Hirasawa won Best New Actress at the Pink Taishō ceremony.^[2]

CastEdit

• Konatsu ... Akemi Kudo
• Rinako Hirasawa ... Kyoko Ito
• Takeshi Ito ... Jiro Kiyokawa
• Yōta Kawase ... Saburo Kiyokawa
• Kurumi Nanase ... Nagisa
• Mutsuo Yoshioka ... Kudo

Release historyEdit

Shinji Imaoka filmed Frog Song for Kokuei, and Shintōhō released it theatrically in Japan as Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It on June 10, 2005.^[1] It was released on DVD in Japan as Frog Song on January 14, 2006.^[3] The UK company Sacrament released the film on DVD to English-speaking audiences on November 13, 2007 under the title Frog Song.^[4]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• Frog Song at Allmovie
• Enjo-kôsai monogatari: shitagaru onna-tachi (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
• Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
• Vijn, Ard (2007-12-18). "FROG SONG DVD Review". twitchfilm.net. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
• Wallis, John (2007-12-18). "Frog Song". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

JapaneseEdit

• "かえるのうた (2005)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
• "援助交際物語　したがるオンナたち". P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
• "かえるのうた" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
• "満を持して"躍動"する、いまおかしんじ監督最新作: 「援助交際物語　したがるオンナたち」に注目！" (2005-07-21 - in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. (Dead link 2010-08-26
• Frog Song at Spotted Productions website

NotesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "援助交際物語　したがるオンナたち". P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
2. ↑ "2005年度ベストテン" (Best Ten of 2005) (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
3. ↑ "援助交際物語　したがるオンナたち (2005)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
4. ↑ "Frog Song (2005)" at Amazon.com. Accessed 2010-09-26.