FLOWER AND SNAKE

Details

• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: A once-wealthy businessman finds himself in dire financial straits. To pay off his debts, he uses his beautiful tango dancing wife Shizuko as currency. Now in the hands of a 95-year-old teacher known as 'Showa Prince of Darknes', Shizuko finds herself in the throes of sexual abuse and psychological torture.; ; This stunning and disturbing feature from writer/director Takashi Ishii (Evil Death Trap, Angel Guts) is a nightmarish blend of fetishism and art.; ; Shizuko, the dancer wife of a wealthy businessman, is ignored by her husband due to his high-pressure job. As a result, she begins to have a series of disturbing, masochistic fantasies. But her husband`s many debts lead to those fantasies becoming reality, whether Shizuko wants them to or not, when Mr. Tashiro, a powerful crime boss, kidnaps her as payment. He submits her to a series of sexual tortures for his own pleasure, but doesn`t realize that she may be enjoying the experience as well. FLOWER AND SNAKE is a sexploitation film with high production values, and is for mature audiences only.
• Cast: Aya Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi, Ken'ichi Endô, Misaki Mori, Yôzaburô Itô, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Shun Nakayama, Naoki Matsuda, Tomoo Yageta, Taeko Uzuki, Miyako Kawahara, Mr. Buddhaman, Tomezô Tsunokake, Sadu, Daisuke Iijima, Gô Arisue, Susumu Terajima, Hironobu Nomura, Takashi Ishii
• Director: Takashi Ishii
• Runtime: 1:55
• Company: Femme Fatale, Toei Video Company
• Media Format: Movie