Rope Hell (1978)
Akiko is the heir to a yakuza clan. Hitoshi, who has been kicked out of the rival Hono Clan after attempting to seduce Akiko, kidnaps her at the behest of Hanamura. Hanamura has formed a new gang and intends to use Akiko as a hostage to take over her clan's territory. During the torture and abuse sessions which follow, Akiko comes to enjoy the treatment and forsakes her gangland empire.
Director:
Kōyū Ohara
Writers:
Kōyū Ohara, Kyōhei Konno.
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Naomi Tani as Akiko(秋子) |
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Nami Aoki as Machiko(町子) |
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Hirokazu Inoue as Saiji(才治) |
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Hitoshi Takagi as Hitoshi Hanamura(花村) |
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Kenji Fuji as Gorō(五郎) |
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Yoshie Kitsuda as 珠江 |
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Michio Hino as 井沢 |
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Shûji Kagawa as 南原組子分 |
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Sumiko Minami as 絹子 |
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Ken Mizoguchi as 青木 |
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Ryoichi Sato as 高田 |
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Tessen Nakahira as 花村の子分 |
| Production | Yoshihiro Yūki | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Hideyuki Kobayashi | Gaffer |
| Production | Koji Okumura | Producer |
| Directing | Kōyū Ohara | Director |
| Art | Natsuo Kawafune | Art Direction |
| Editing | Jun Nabeshima | Editor |
| Directing | Takashi Kanno | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Hideyuki Kobayashi | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Kōyū Ohara | Screenplay |
| Camera | Hidenobu Nimura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kyōhei Konno | Screenplay |
| Writing | Oniroku Dan | Novel |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |