Kōji Wakamatsu
Takechi's "Daydream" had been considered a national embarrassment by the Japanese government because of its highly publicized release while the world was focused on the country for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Takechi's third film had suffered heavily from the governmental censorship, yet no legal action had been taken. Takechi's fourth film, the Nikkatsu-produced "Black Snow" (1965), was even more controversial than his previous work. David Desser credits "Black Snow" with bringing a political theme to the "pink film". Politics would be featured in many later films in the "pink" genre, most notably those of Kōji Wakamatsu.