Rope Hell

Jun 24, 1978

1h 9m

★ 5.3

Overview

Akiko is the heir to a yakuza clan. Hitoshi, who has been kicked out of the rival Hono Clan after attempting to seduce Akiko, kidnaps her at the behest of Hanamura. Hanamura has formed a new gang and intends to use Akiko as a hostage to take over her clan's territory. During the torture and abuse sessions which follow, Akiko comes to enjoy the treatment and forsakes her gangland empire.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Akiko(秋子)

Naomi Tani

Machiko(町子)

Nami Aoki

Saiji(才治)

Hirokazu Inoue

Hitoshi Hanamura(花村)

Hitoshi Takagi

Gorō(五郎)

Kenji Fuji

珠江

Yoshie Kitsuda

井沢

Michio Hino

南原組子分

Shûji Kagawa

絹子

Sumiko Minami

青木

Ken Mizoguchi

高田

Ryoichi Sato

花村の子分

Tessen Nakahira

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