Rope Violation (1980)
Satoko, a mentally frail girl, is taken in by Anzai, the owner of a hot springs inn, after her parents commit suicide. One day, the clerk Matsuo forcibly takes Satoko's virginity. The following night, the clerk appears in Satoko's room again. The servant Shozo feels sorry for Satoko and invites her to run away to Tokyo with him. Meanwhile, Shozo steals money from the inn and accidentally kills Matsuo. He buries the body and runs away to Tokyo. Satoko is left alone and is subjected to Anzai's bizarre torture...
Director:
Mamoru Watanabe
Writer:
Kazuo Komizu
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Naomi Oka as Teruko |
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Mayuko Hino as Satoko |
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Kayoko Sugi as Yoshi |
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Katsurō Sakai as Yoshisaburo |
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Jiro Kokubu as Shozo |
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Masayoshi Nogami as Matsuo |
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Yōichi Iijima as Tomijiro |
| Directing | Mamoru Watanabe | Director |
| Writing | Kazuo Komizu | Screenplay |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |
| Lighting | Kentaro Kondo | Lighting Director |
| Directing | Takeshi Yamada | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Seiji Miwa | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tobenai Ahiru | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Camera | Sakura Kazuki | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Goro Tatsumi | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Kazuo Sato | Lighting Technician |