The Bondage Master

1996 Japanese film

Yukijirō Hotaru
Yokiru Ikuta
Hitomi Shiraishi

CinematographyShigeru KomatsubaraMusic byAtorie ShiraDistributed by

Tohokushinsha Film (Japan)
Central Park Media (US)

Release dates

April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26) (Japan)
September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) (US)

Running time

83 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

The Bondage Master (縄師事件簿, Nawa Shi Jikenbo), also known as Rope Detective, is a 1996 Japanese V-Cinema erotic thriller directed by Hitoshi Hoshino (Jin Hoshino) and starring Yukijirō Hotaru.

Plot synopsis

Shiro is the Bondage Master who has a special technique with ropes and women. When a model is found murdered and tied with Shiro's signature style, he has to find the real murderer to clear his name while eluding the vengeance of the model's yakuza boyfriend.

Cast

Yukijirō Hotaru as Shiro
Yokiru Ikuta as Rumi
Ai Yasunaga as Keiko
Hiromitsu Noriyasu as Hitoshi
Hitomi Shiraishi as Saya

English voice cast

Sandy Williams as Shiro
Suzy Prue as Rumi
Petra Kosic as Keiko
Richard St. Louis as Hitoshi
Pink Champale as Saya
Kandi Snackwell as Reiko
Tristan Goddard as Vendor
Jason Maxwell as Akiyama
Barbara Busch as Satomi
Carrie Montgomery as Rina
Ted as Yamaguchi
Fergus Lawless as Masaya
Wop-Wop as Miyoshi
Eric Snare as Sano
Ted Newly as Kayama

Release

The Bondage Master was released as a VHS video in Japan on April 26, 1996 by Tōhokushinsha.^[1] Central Park Media had licensed the film under their Asia Pulp Cinema label and released it on an English subtitled VHS on September 26, 2000.^[2] Central Park Media also released a DVD featuring an English audio track on June 8, 2004.^[3]

References

^ 縄師事件簿 (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2009-10-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ The Bondage Master VHS (1996). ISBN 1562199536.
^ "The Bondage Master (2000)". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-10-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)