Rose and Whip

1975 1h 11m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A sadistic female photographer married to an emasculated school teacher brings home a passive model that she has been training to teach him the joys of BDSM.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hirokazu Inoue
Akiko's Husband
Akemi Nijo
Akiko
Yuri Yamashina
Kidnapped Girl
Naomi Oka
Hidetoshi Kageyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Saburo Endo
Writers: Chiho Katsura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Saburo Endo, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Noboru Seta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hirokazu Inoue and Akemi Nijo and Yuri Yamashina carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Saburo Endo directs. Kenji Hagiwara behind the camera. Noboru Seta scores. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Saburo Endo, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Noboru Seta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hirokazu Inoue and Akemi Nijo and Yuri Yamashina carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0287333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.