- Sukeban
nihongo|Sukeban|スケバン / 女番 / スケ番 means "delinquent girl" or "boss girl" in Japanese.
The common signifiers of "sukeban" (described by the Japanese police in 1980s pamphlets as "omens of downfall") include brightly-dyed or permed hair, and modifications of the school uniform such as wearing coloured socks, rolling up the sleeves and lengthening the skirt. "Sukeban" may engage in activities such as glue sniffing, stimulant use, shoplifting, theft, prostitution and violence, but if arrested, they can be charged with the lesser offence of "pre-delinquency".cite book |last=Cherry |first=Kittredge |title=Womansword: What Japanese Words Say about Women |origyear=1987 |format=paperback |edition=First mass market edition, 1991 |publisher=Kodansha International Ltd. |location=17-14 Otowa 1-chrome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112|language=English |isbn=4-7700-1655-7 |pages=pp.51-52 |chapter=Christmas Cake Sweepstakes: Girlhood to Wedding]
"Sukeban" in fiction
In the 1970s and 1980s, "sukeban" became popular characters in "
seinen " "manga "."Sukeban" characters could also be seen in "shōjo manga " publications; "Sukeban Deka ", "YajiKita Gakuen Douchuuki " and "Hana no Asuka-gumi " were three popular "shōjo" series that had a mostly "sukeban" cast. [ [http://okazu.blogspot.com/2004/03/yuri-manga-sukeban-deka.html Okazu: Yuri Manga: Sukeban Deka] Review by Erica Friedman ofYuricon ]Single "sukeban" characters interacting with a more 'normal' cast could also be seen - early on in her character design,
Makoto Kino of "Sailor Moon " was intended to lead a "sukeban" gang, [cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon shinsouban Volume 3 |publisher=Kodansha |date= October 23, 2003 |id= ISBN 4-06-334783-4 ] and in the anime and manga she has curly hair, a lengthened school uniform skirt and a reputation as a fighter. However, the lengthened skirt did not appear in her costume in the 2003-2004 "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon "."Sukeban" in film
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Pink film " directorNorifumi Suzuki made the first films in the seven-film "Girl Boss" ("Sukeban") series. He also started the 4-film "Terrifying Girls' High School " series (1971-1972) featuring "sukeban" characters. Both series featured prominent "Pinky violent" actressesReiko Ike andMiki Sugimoto . [cite book |last=D.|first=Chris|authorlink=Chris D.|title=Toei's Bad Girl Cinema|year=2005|publisher=Panik House Entertainment L.L.C.|pages=pp.10-15 (booklet in the "Pinky Violence Collection")]On
December 6 ,2005 , Panik House company released a 4-disc region-1DVD collection surveying "Sukeban" films entitled "The Pinky Violence Collection". [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BLI5UU/|title=The Pinky Violence Collection|accessdate=2007-10-13|language=English|publisher=Amazon.com ]Some notable "sukeban" films include:
* "Girl Boss Guerilla " (1972, dir:Norifumi Suzuki ; cast:Miki Sugimoto ,Reiko Ike )
* "" (1973, dir: Norifumi Suzuki; cast: Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike)References
General references
* Weisser, Yuko Mihara. (2001). "Japanese Fighting Divas 101". "Asian Cult Cinema" #31, 2nd Quarter 2001.
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