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Flower & Snake: Zero

2014 1h 53m JA
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4.7
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★6.0TMDB · 43★4.7IMDB · 650
MysteryThrillerDramaHorror
Synopsis
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Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video website called "Babylon". Soon, she's bound and tortured along with Shizuko and an oversexed housewife named Ruri.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Hajime Hashimoto
Writers
Takehiko Minato
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Flower and Snake (Remake) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shogo Kaida. 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 Yukiko Kobori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maiko Amano and Noriko Hamada and Rina Sakuragi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3421616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hajime Hashimoto directs. Shogo Kaida scores. Yukiko Kobori cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 12 years ago.
  • 2Part of the "Flower and Snake (Remake) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Yukiko Kobori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Maiko Amano and Noriko Hamada and Rina Sakuragi carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt3421616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score
Shogo Kaida
Editing
Yukiko Kobori
Production design
Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
Runtime
113 min · 1h 53m
Status
Released
Original language
JA
Certification (US)
R18+
IMDB rating
4.7/10 · 650 votes

Part of

Flower and Snake (Remake) Collection

Flower & Snake Collection including, Flower & Snake (2004) Flower & Snake II (2005) Flower & Snake 3 (2010) Flower and Snake - Zero (2014)

Also by

Hajime Hashimoto

Production companies

Who made it

  • Toei Company

    Toei Company

    JP

  • Toei Video Company

    Toei Video Company

    JP

  • Toei Tokyo

    Toei Tokyo

    JP

Key crew

  • Sound RecordistTomoaki Tamura
  • Production Manager曽根晋
  • Production DesignKatsuhiro Fukuzawa
  • GafferYuichiro Makanae
  • EditorYukiko Kobori
  • Executive ProducerKazuo Kato
  • Camera TechnicianNaoki Kayano
  • DecoratorNobumasa Ohba
  • Line ProducerAsao Tsunoda
  • Music ProducerGenichi Tsushima
  • Casting ProducerYasuhiro Fukuoka

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • bondage
  • rope
  • bdsm
  • pink film
  • erotic movie

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2014-05-17R18+

Also known as

International titles

  • 花と蛇 ZEROJP
  • Hana to Hebi ZeroJP
  • 꽃과 뱀 : 더 제로KR
  • Flower and Snake: ZeroUS
  • Flower and Snake ZeroUS
  • 花与蛇:零CN

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