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Flower & Snake
花と蛇
1974 74 min Japan 18+
★6.6
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Director: Masaru Konuma
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Description
Shizuka is the aristocratic wife of the president of a large company. When she wants to divorce her domineering husband, he orders his employee Yoshi, the son of an adult toy store owner, to train his wife to become sexually submissive.
Starring
Naomi Tani
Actor
Nagatoshi Sakamoto
Actor
Hijiri Abe
Actor
Key opinion
Masaru Konuma’s 1974 adaptation of Oniroku Dan’s novel is recognized as a significant piece of erotic cinema that uses BDSM imagery to explore the Japanese psyche. The film is characterized by a dark, metaphorical tone that balances transgressive sexual themes with artistic pretension.
| Theme | The film functions as a dense, metaphorical exploration of the Japanese psyche and the dark complexities of the human soul. | |
| Direction | Masaru Konuma crafts an aesthetic that successfully synthesizes lyrical dissent with the traditional tropes of erotic art. | |
| Originality | The narrative draws heavily from the Marquis de Sade’s influence, unapologetically centering its story on sadism, bondage, and libertinism. |