Rumored to be composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (uncredited) under a pseudonym, the soundtrack is a hybrid of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence piano motifs and LinnDrum machine breaks. The titular track, "Excitement of the Do Re Mi Fa Girl," features a female voice whispering the scale over a bass solo that sounds like a crying fretless guitar.
The enthusiasm surrounding this lost film is not about plot, but texture. The Excitement of the Do Re Mi Fa Girl -1985 - ...
The Absurdist Plot: From Countryside Naivety to Academic Anarchy Rumored to be composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (uncredited)
Akiko quickly catches the attention of Professor Hirayama (played by legendary actor and director Juzo Itami ), a psychology professor obsessed with developing a unified "theory of shame". The enthusiasm surrounding this lost film is not
Originally, the project was conceived as a Roman Porno , a softcore erotic film for the studio Nikkatsu. However, when Kurosawa delivered his cut, the studio deemed it "not lascivious enough" for a pink film. Determined to get his work seen, Kurosawa had to dramatically re-edit the film. He cut several explicit sexual sequences to satisfy the censors for a general release. To compensate for the missing footage and restructure the film, he then shot entirely new scenes. The final product was not the erotic film it was intended to be, but a completely renovated, hybrid creation with a unique rhythm and tone, making it feel like an improvised student project in the best possible way.