Ikenie fujin (1974)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Masaru Konuma

Writer:

Yôzô Tanaka (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 1974 (Japan)

Plot:

A woman must endure an extreme ritual when her ex-husband, who has recently escaped from jail, kidnaps her.

Plot Keywords:

Forest | Rope | Abduction | Candle | Rape

Cast

Naomi Tani	...	Akiko
Nagatoshi Sakamoto	...	Kunisada
Terumi Azuma	...	Kaoru
Hidetoshi Kageyama	...	Kiyoshi
Tessen Nakahira	...	Detective Miyoshi
Chigusa Takayama	...	Haru
Tamaki Komiyama	...	Detective Nakai
Saburô Shoji	...	Hunter B
Bunta Tani	...	Hunter A

Also Known As:

Wife to Be Sacrificed (USA)

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Nikkatsucolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:(Banned)

Company:

Nikkatsu

Classic of pinku eiga genre.

Kunisada's wife,Akiko(Naomi Tani),left him three years ago due to his violent temper.Unfortunately for her Kunisada suddenly returns and kidnaps her.She is brought to a hidden cabin in a remote wooded area.The husband subjects her to a variety of sexual humiliations, slowly breaking her will until Akiko becomes totally submissive."Wife to Be Sacrificed" is perhaps one of the most famous Japanese S&M pink films.The cinematography is lovely and the acting is stunning.There is plenty of sleaze and sexual degradation on display,but later Masaru Konuma's pinku films like "Woman in a Box" series are even more extreme in their depiction of sexual violence.Overall,I enjoyed this stylish and harrowing film and you should too,if you are into Japanese erotic cinema.9 out of 10.