S&M Hunter

"My boyfriend was kidnapped... by a high-school girls' gang"

1986 1h 1m JA

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 15

Comedy

Synopsis

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When the all-girl gang, The Bombers, kidnap a man to use as their personal sex slave, S&M Hunter accepts the mission to infiltrate The Bombers' hideout and show them the ropes.

“My boyfriend was kidnapped... by a high-school girls' gang”

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Cast

Shirō Shimomoto
S&M Hunter
Hiromi Saotome
Meg
Yutaka Ikejima
Dungeon Master
Ayu Kiyokawa
Machi
Bunmei Tobayama
Joe
Naomi Sugishita
Maria
Mie Mogami
The Bombers Girls #1
Utako Sarashina
The Bombers Girls #2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Kataoka
Writers: Shūji Kataoka, Yôki Haruno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "S&M Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shirō Shimomoto and Hiromi Saotome and Yutaka Ikejima carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Toshio Shimura behind the camera. Takashi Akutagawa scores. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "S&M Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Takashi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shirō Shimomoto and Hiromi Saotome and Yutaka Ikejima carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "My boyfriend was kidnapped... by a high-school girls' gang".
10IMDB entry: tt0287523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.