Blu-ray release: ‘Playful White Fingers’

By   |  Oct 14, 2025

88 Films are bringing the 1972 Japanese erotic drama ‘Playful White Fingers’ (白い指の戯れ) to UK Blu-ray on October 13, 2025.

Directed by Toru Murakawa, the film follows a rural girl’s move to Tokyo, where a pickpocket leads her into a world of crime and self-discovery. The cast includes Hiroko Isayama, Ichiro Araki, Go Awazu, Hajime Tanimoto, and Yoko Ishido.

Synopsis: When smalltown girl Yuki (Hiroko Isayama) arrives in the big city of Tokyo, she soon falls into bad company. Falling under the spell of the swaggeringly cocksure Taku (Ichiro Araki), she advances from petty pickpocketing and pilfering from bookstores to covering for much more major misdemeanours. It is not long before she discovers the old adage is true – that there is no honour among thieves.

Features:
• High-definition Blu-ray presentation in 2.35:1 aspect ratio
• Original Mono 2.0 audio with new English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Amber T and Jasper Sharp
• Exclusive new interview with Toru Murakawa
• Brand new filmed introduction by Kei Chiba
• Stills gallery
• Trailer
• Scrap Cars and the Death of Affect: Booklet essay by Dimitri Ianni
• Region: B

‘Playful White Fingers’ is available to order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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