Pink film
In the early 1980s, Rumi Tama began directing, becoming one of the few women to direct in the "pink film" genre. According to publicity from the Ōkura Eiga studio (later renamed OP Eiga), Kyōko Ōgimachi was the first female director of a pink film when she helmed "Yakuza Geisha" in 1965. Pink film industry insiders, however, doubt the veracity of this claim, noting that Ōgimachi was the mistress of Mitsugu Ōkura, head of the studio, and that he was known for showing preferential treatment to Ōgimachi. After this film, Ōgimachi never directed again. Sachi Hamano was the first significant female pink film director. She debuted in 1971 and founded her own studio in 1984. Rumi Tama made her debut as a director in 1981 with the film . By 2002 she had directed and scripted about eighty films, most of which were produced and distributed by her husband's Pro Taka and Million Film studios. Her later films were distributed by Exces.