别名：Flower and Snake 5: Rope Magic (1987) a.K.a Hana to hebi: kyûkyoku nawa chôkyô
A gambler uses his wife and daughter as collateral for a loan. When he is unable to pay back the loan, daughter and mother are kidnapped by the Yakuza gang that lent him the money. From this moment on, the women have to endure endless abuse and torture by the ruthless gangsters.
别名：Flower and Snake 4: White Uniform Rope Slave (1986) a.K.a Hana to hebi: hakui nawa dorei
Dentist Oba is handsome and successful, but he remained single over the years. Oba is treating his nurse, Naoe, as his sex slave. He also satisfies himself sexually when he anesthetizes his female patients. When he meets Miki, he can’t help but turn her into another sex slave.
别名：Flower and Snake 3: Punishment (1986) a.K.a Hana to hebi: Shiiku-hen
When successful business man refuses to save the business of his former business partner, his wife, a private teacher of written arts, and her student are kidnapped. The former business partner plans to execute his revenge by forcing both women into sexual slavery and forcefully train them into becoming SM porn stars.
别名：Flower and Snake 2: Sketch Of Hell (1985) a.K.a Hana to hebi: jigoku-hen
Here is the first sequel to Nikkatsu Studio’s 1974 hit FLOWER AND SNAKE; Shogoro Nishimura directs this adaptation of erotica author Dan Oniroku’s novel. Kaori Aso lives in the wealthy family. She cheated her stepmother that she has been kidnapped by somebody. Unfortunately, Aso’s accomplice really kidnapped Aso and her stepmother and forced them to play SM games. Aso’s driver tried to rescue them, however…
Again a big enema scene is at the centre of this telling of the tale and whilst it is a bit wince inducing, it does not quite have the nasty edge of the original. Beautifully, colourfully and gleefully shot, this is an amazingly focused tale of capture, bondage but more especially humiliation. Much is made of the two naked female protagonists being mother and step-daughter and despite the explicit close-ups of the proceedings, there is always room to show the men and women enjoying the ‘spectacle’. The serious tone is set at the start and apart from a pause for a disco dance in the midst of all the rape and torture and the eye popping and completely OTT ending, things remain on that level throughout. Amazing and it is only regrettable that the English language does not seem to have words to describe just how amazing Japanese cinema can be.
