 He also successfully countersued the government claiming that the accusation of indecency was politically motivated, due to the film's anti-American and anti-capitalist themes.Takechi's next film after the trial was "Ukiyo-e Cruel Story" (1968), starring the current "Queen" of "Pink films", Noriko Tatsumi.The Weissers call this film, about a painter of erotic pictures who is persecuted by the government, "Takechi's personal message to Eirin."