Considering that the majority of South and South East Asian countries are quite conservative when it comes to the presentation of eroticism on cinema even more so regarding nudity , the number of films that have sensualism as their key element is not exactly huge, at least when compared to European cinema for example.
However, Japan and S. Korea do produce a number of this type of movies, even within their censhorship laws, while a number of other countries also have their entries in the category.
Also of note is a recent trend that has begun within the Japanese movie industry, of presenting erotic films that try to cater to the aesthetics of both men and women, while abiding by the MeToo rules, with the result being interesting as much as ambitious. In this list, we tried to focus on titles where the erotic is one of the key elements, while trying to stay away from exploitation or soft-porn S. Evidently, we could definitely include more titles from Japan and S.
Korea to a point but we chose to keep the list as diverse as possible. Without further ado, here are 25 Asian movies that justify this last term. Bea is a blind girl that works in a massage parlour, while her best friend is a drug addict lesbian, Kano. Eventually, they meet Baby, a young girl from the area who is in love with Pebrero, a scumbag taxi driver that tricks her into sleeping with him, eventually leaving her pregnant, despite the fact that he already has two children.
Manay, a couturier, is in love with Alex, despite the fact that he also keeps a circle of other lovers. Bea is waiting for her boyfriend, Greg who has gone to Saudi Arabia to work, but his return causes even more problems. As time passes, Alex gets more and more away from his girlfriend Vanessa, and his family, indulging into the world of drugs and homosexuality, with Manay as his guide. One of the things that is quite impressive regarding the Filipino cinema of the 70s and 80s, is how directors like Ishmael Bernal and Lino Brocka for example, manage to present movies that could be easily characterized as exploitation, while making quite pointed and realistic social comments about the country, essentially coming up with movies that are both quite entertaining and contextually rich.
