Flower and Snake (2004)

Also Known As: Hana to hebi
Year: 2004
Country: Japan
Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 1h 52mn
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Cast:
Aya Sugimoto
Renji Ishibashi
Ken'ichi Endô
Misaki Mori
Yôzaburô Itô
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Shun Nakayama
Shigeo Kobayashi
Naoki Matsuda
Tomoo Yageta
Taeko Uzuki
Miyako Kawahara
Blake Crawford
Mr. Buddhaman
Tomezô Tsunokake

Plot/Synopsis:
Extreme Japanese filmmaker Takashi Ishii (GONIN, FREEZE ME) directs the modern remake of 1974's HANA TO HEBI (itself based on the eponymous novel by erotica author Dan Oniroku). 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.

Technical Info:

General:
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Duration                         : 1h 52mn
Bitrate                          : 1 857 Kbps
Subtitles                        : Embedded
Source                           : 720p-aBD

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Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Resolution                       : 720x400

Audio:
Format                           : AC3
Bitrate                          : 640 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Language                         : Japanese