Pink Lady's Motion Picture (1978): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1978, Pink Lady's Motion Picture is a fantasy and music film directed by Tsugunobu Kotani, running about 83 minutes.

What it’s about. An awkward attempt to build a movie around Pink Lady, the name given to a Japanese pop music duo consisting of the very pretty short-haired Mie and the long-haired Kei. Their popularity in Japan lasted from 1976 to 1979 before their attempt to break into the American market with the ill-fated TV show, "Pink Lady and Jeff" (1980), which wound up setting back the cause of J-pop in America by nearly 30 years. Pink Lady they gained a certain amount of attention from the sexy disco-inspired outfits they wore in concert, generally featuring shiny scanty tops, tight hot pants and gold or silver boots, seen to good advantage in some segments of the movie. This musical features the Pink Ladies as circus performers who show kindness toward a captured "monster," a sad, furry being (played by a man in a bulky, over-sized pink acrylic costume) who suffers acts of unusual cruelty by the keeper and ringmaster before the girls escape with the creature in a circus trailer.

Who’s in it. Pink Lady's Motion Picture stars Keiko Masuda as Kei, Mie as Mie, Taisaku Akino and Iwao Dan, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Pink Lady's Motion Picture has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pink Lady's Motion Picture page.

If you liked it. Fans of Pink Lady's Motion Picture tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.