Pink film
Tatsumi was paired—almost—with future Nikkatsu "Roman Porno" queen, Naomi Tani in "Memoirs Of A Modern Female Doctor" (1967). The film was in two separate sections, and Tatsumi and Tani appeared in different stories. Tatsumi's story had her as a sexually promiscuous office lady who sleeps with her boss and co-workers, eventually becoming pregnant. Director Mamoru Watanabe's "Slave Widow" (1967) had three major "pink film" stars together—Noriko Tatsumi, Mari Iwai and Naomi Tani. One of the better films of the First Wave of "pink film", Tatsumi's acting ability was singled out for praise in this film which helped her to attain the status of Queen of the "Pink film". Along with Genji Nakamura and Banmei Takahashi, director Mamoru Watanabe is considered one of the three "Pillars of Pink" of the Wave of "Pink film".