The ninth Pink Taishō ceremony, covering the year 1996, was held at the Kameari Meigaza (亀有名画座 Kameari Meigaza) theater on May 25, 1997. The night's program included a screening of six of the "Ten Best" films of the year: Chronic Rutting Adultery Wife (Tenth Place); Forbidden Affair: Adulterous Wife Legs Spread Wide Open (Fifth Place); Jūhassai (Eighth Place); SM kyōshi: Oshiego ni shibarete (Fourth Place); Upcoming Scenery (Second Place); and Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet (Best Film).