Flower and Snake (1974)
- Original title
- 花と蛇
- Directed by
- Masaru Konuma
- Genre
- drama film, exploitation film, pink film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- R18+
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman is kidnapped and held captive by a wealthy man who subjects her to sadomasochistic rituals. The film follows her ordeal and the power dynamics between the captor and his victim.
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What happens
Flower and Snake (花と蛇, Hana to hebi) a.k.a. Flowers and Serpents (1974) is a Japanese pink film starring Naomi Tani, directed by Masaru Konuma and produced by Nikkatsu. Based on a novel by Oniroku Dan (born 1931), Japan's best-known author of sadomasochistic (S&M) fiction, Flower and Snake was the first of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films to deal with an S&M theme. Together with the later Wife to Be Sacrificed (also directed by Konuma in 1974, and starring the same female and male leads) this film is credited with starting the S&M Roman Porno series which helped save Nikkatsu from financial collapse during the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Military Comfort Women (1974)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.