6 7 ), ▁and ▁Spring ▁of ▁E c st asy ▁( K ok ots u ▁No ▁Iz umi , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ). ▁St ories ▁of ▁Ad ul tery ▁was ▁a ▁three - part ▁om n ibus ▁film , ▁with ▁other ▁two ▁segments ▁directed ▁by ▁K ō ji ▁W ak am ats u ▁and ▁Shin ' ya ▁Yam am oto ▁( direct or ). ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁section ▁was ▁titled ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁U g lin ess ▁( Bi ▁To ▁Sh u ). ▁Tak ako ▁U ch ida ▁later ▁star red ▁in ▁Nik k ats u ' s ▁big - bud get ▁pre - R oman ▁Por no ▁vent ure ▁into ▁the ▁p ink ▁ar ena , ▁Story ▁Of ▁Her es y ▁In ▁Me iji ▁Era ▁( 1 9 6 8 ). ▁Mu ka i ▁gave ▁future ▁first ▁Nik k ats u ▁Roman ▁Por no ▁star , ▁Kaz uk o ▁Sh ira ka wa , ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁film ▁Girls ' ▁D orm itory . ▁Until ▁that ▁studio ' s ▁re organ ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁films ▁were ▁released ▁princip ally ▁through ▁K anto ▁Films . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Mu ka i ▁founded ▁his ▁own ▁studio , ▁and ▁, ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁released ▁by ▁Mu ka i ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Mu ka i ▁often ▁employed ▁g imm ick - like ▁elements ▁in ▁his ▁films ▁or ▁their ▁public ity