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Image of a Bound Girl

1980 · 71 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into obsession and cruelty, offering little relief and a lingering sense of discomfort.

Directed by: Masaru Konuma
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kumiko Hayano, Yûko Asuka, Eimei Esumi

Overview: A professor of erotic art sees his chance to practice what he teaches when by happenstance he meets a suicidal high school girl. Unsure at first how to bind and discipline his captive he is assisted by a bartender who shows him the finer details of bondage on his own slave. As he continues to subject his captive to more intense S&M training he risks both his academic position and his marriage.

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Directed by: Masaru Konuma
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kumiko Hayano, Yûko Asuka, Eimei Esumi

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
power
madness
isolation
betrayal
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Masaru Konuma
Written by: Fumio Kōnami
Starring: Kumiko Hayano, Yûko Asuka, Eimei Esumi, Akira Takahashi, Hitoshi Takagi, Mayumi Minato, Maki Nanjō, Noriko Ryu
Music: Shin Takada
Cinematography: Masaru Mori
Runtime: 71 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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