Hana to hebi   2004   Japan Flower & Snake
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Director:Takashi Ishii
Studio:Femme Fatale
Writer:Oniroku Dan, Takashi Ishii
IMDb Rating:6.1 (406 votes)
Genre:CAT III
Duration:115 min
Languages:Japanese
IMDb:0388098
Amazon:B0008FPITU
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Takashi Ishii  ...  (Director)
Oniroku Dan, Takashi Ishii  ...  (Writer)
 
Aya Sugimoto  ...  Shizuko Tôyama
Renji Ishibashi  ...  Ippei Tashiro
Kenichi Endo  ...  Kanzô Morita (as Ken'ichi Endô)
Misaki Mori  ...  Kyôko Nojima (as Misaki)
Yôzaburô Itô  ...  Clown man
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  ...  Ryô Eguchi
Shun Nakayama  ...  Kazuo Kawada
Shigeo Kobayashi  ...  Yoshizawa
Naoki Matsuda  ...  Murata
Tomoo Yageta  ...  Tsuchiya
Taeko Uzuki  ...  Crucified woman / sacrificial woman
Miyako Kawahara  ...  Chiyo
Blake Crawford  ...  
Mr. Buddhaman  ...  Kudô (as Misutâ Buttaman)
Tomezô Tsunokake  ...  Kashiwagi
Ken'ichi Endô  ...  Kanzô Morita
Takashi Komatsu  ...  Cinematographer
Kazuto Sato  ...  Cinematographer
Hiro'o Yanagida  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: The film is based on an S&M novel written by Oniruku Dan which has reached a cult status in Japan. There have been several prior adaptations of the novel but none before with well known actors and top of the line production and photography.

Summary: Wealthy business owner Mt. Toyama's wife Shizuko is an international tango dancer. Her relationship with her workaholic husband has become estranged, and her nights are plagued with sexual fantasies. Shizuko, beautiful and desirable exuding a strong intellect polished by her international experience, becomes the object of Mr.Ippei Tashiro, a 95 years old man known as the "Showa Prince of Darkness." who arranges for a gang leader to kidnap and confine Shizuko for his pleasure. Midori No Hibi-Wrong Hand Man, Volume 2 (eps 6-9)


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