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Rope and Skin (1979)

Rope and Skin poster
Original title
団鬼六 縄と肌
Directed by
Shōgorō Nishimura
Genre
pink film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes entangled in a dangerous relationship with a man who uses ropes and physical restraint. The film follows her experiences in a world of submission and control.

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What happens

Rope and Skin (団鬼六 縄と肌, Dan Oniroku nawa to hada) is a 1979 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series, directed by Shōgorō Nishimura and starring Naomi Tani. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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