SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Uriah43 This movie begins with a beautiful woman named "Yu Makimura" (Kei Maramura) being brutally raped in her apartment while her husband is out of town on business. While being treated at the hospital the accompanying female police officer by the name of "Noriko Katase" (Makiko Watanabe) notices that Yu has a long welt across her breast which appears to be a couple of days old. Since it wasn't obtained during the rape it is then surmised by her boss "Inspector Tagami" (Ren Osuga) that Yu might have masochistic tendencies which might then shed some light on the perpetrator. However, the deeper Tagami and Noriko delve the more confusing and dangerous it gets for both of them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a film that may have had potential if it hadn't gotten so bizarre and illogical toward the end. Additionally, although there were several scenes of a sexual nature, most of them completely lacked eroticism which certainly didn't help either. Again, this movie could have been better but apparently the director (Toshiharu Ikeda) was more concerned with stretching certain boundaries than producing a worthy product. Because of that I have rated the movie accordingly. Slightly below average.

jimadam I don't think you could make this movie any worst if you tried. I figured a policewoman going undercover to bust a S & M pervert would have some interest for me. But nothing much happens, as she lets it happen to her without much resistance. Her vacant expression never changes throughout the movie. Is this acting? Please do something, say something, anything to give us a reason to keep watching. No action, no acting, no suspense, no movie.I would like to do a better review, but it was difficult pay much attention, when nothing of interest was happening. The girls are lightly whipped but sport these big ugly scars, nothing much else happens. Not only was her back-up missing, but the budget was missing as well. Ultra cheap looking. Thankfully, very few people have seen this time waster and neither should you.

christopher-underwood Fantastic S&M orientated thriller with a marvellous central performance from the most sultry, Kei Marimura, apparently a real life jazz singer, who plays a masochist, rape victim, who seems not entirely sure whether she is or isn't. A victim that is, and things get more complicated when she begins killing people close to her to feel the sense of loss and young policewoman, Noriko, played by, Makiko Watanabe, is brought in to really complicate things. Superb cinematography throughout and lovely swirling and assured direction from Toshiharu Ikeda. Probably the best of the series, I have so far only seen this in Japanese without subtitles, so maybe another point when I've watched it with the benefit of titles. Not always the case of course. Some stylish, bravura film-making like this is better without less than perfect dialogue. We shall see.

lastliberal I will not pretend to understand the world of S&M. I did see a bit of it on a couple of CSI episodes, but this film was fascinating in showing people who get sexual pleasure from being tortured. I cannot imagine hot having hot wax poured upon is sexual pleasure, but apparently it is.It is a crime drama with sex, much like Zero Woman. A naive young policewoman delves into this world to catch a rapist/murderer.I must say there are certainly some great fringe benefits for Japanese police.Sexually charged crime drama.