▁major ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁genre . ▁Compar ing ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁p ink ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁a ▁critic ▁for ▁Kin ema ▁Jun po ▁wrote , ▁" H iro sh i ▁Mu ka i ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁genre ▁director ▁who ▁could ▁rival ▁K ō ji ▁W ak am ats u ." ▁F lesh ▁received ▁international ▁distribution , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Germany ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁as ▁N ack tes ▁Fle isch . ▁The ▁B ite ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁was ▁another ▁early ▁Mu ka i ▁film ▁shown ▁over se as , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁soon ▁after ▁its ▁Japanese ▁release , ▁and ▁in ▁Britain , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁B ait , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources , ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁Sex y ▁Part ners ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁S & M ▁film . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁subject ▁as ▁its ▁primary ▁theme . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁actress ▁Tak ako ▁U ch ida , ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Night ly ▁Ple asure ▁( Y oru ▁No ▁Y or ok obi , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ), ▁St ories ▁of ▁Ad ul tery ▁( A ru ▁Mitt su , ▁ 1 9