Dedicated to the Retirement of Kyoko Aizome
Tooryanse, Tooryanse Come on through, come on through
Koko wa doko no hosomichi ja? What narrow path is this?
Tenjin-sama no hosomichi ja It's the narrow path of Lord Tenjin
No, no!
Slave Ship No, no!
Hey, dammit. Show everyone your face!
What do you think? Well?
200,000!
200,000. 250,000? 250,000?
300, 000!!
300,000.
350, 000!!
350,000! Anyone?
400, 000!!
400,000.
450, 000!!
Ow!
500, 000!!
510,000!
No more! That's enough! Stop! That's enough!
Bastard... No more! That's enough! Stop! That's enough!
You bastard!
510,000. Sold.
All right, here goes...
More?
And here.
How's this?
And another!
And another.
More!
Die with me!
Now, what's this?
"It was a melancholy, and yet somehow beautiful, sight."
I don't understand one bit!
What don't you?
Say, sir...
What is S&M? You call it "beautiful," but isn't it just perverted?!
Well, you feel like giving it a try?
Now let's see...
Like this?
Oh!
You're not wearing any today either, huh?
So what?!
You're just a Little bit wet.
It's still perverted.
Ah, Ishii, sorry. I'm almost done.
Mr. Ishii, your face always looks like a samurai waiting to commit seppuku.
Not at all.
Hey, hey! You're being rude. I'm the one at fault for not meeting the deadline.
No, not at all!
Now then, I'll just type this up nicely.
Let's see...
I have not yet had relations with Miyuki, my secretary.
Through an unspoken agreement, I have simply enjoyed our ambiguous relationship.
Of course, it was my intention to one day mold this wild, incorrigible filly
into the greatest of masochists...
Say, Mr. Ishii?
Um, yes?!
I've noticed something since I've started helping Mr. Onimata with his work.
Yes?
I think he's modeled the heroine in his works after someone.
No, not that I'm aware of.
Jeez! You're a boring man!
Say, Mr. Onimata! Is my hunch correct?
Welcome. Welcome.
Welcome.
Welcome. Welcome.
Wow. It's so wonderful! Like a movie set!
So, you've always known about this place?
Yeah. Guess it's been about 10 years, huh?
Yes. That's how long you've been our guest here.
Jeez, I swear. You're so cruel.
What gives? Why didn't you tell me about it?!
Hey, easy now. We came here to REST. There'll be no fighting, got it?
Mr. Onimata was something of a matchmaker for my wife and me.
My wife was indebted to him when long ago she sought to become an author.
Huh...
Hey, come on. Snap out of it already.
Darn it!
I swear...
Pardon the intrusion. I swear...
Sir, it has been quite some time.
The pleasure is mine.
I'm just glad to see you look happy.
Do I look that way?
Now you've done it.
Yes, you do. And as pretty as always.
Ever the flatterer.
I am Kikue, the proprietress.
A pleasure.
Please.
Huh...
A slave ship, you say? I can't even imagine such a thing.
Miyuki, have you ever been aboard such a ship?
No, not once! Women are not allowed.
Oh. Is that so?
Yes. Aside from the slaves, that is.
Well, I'd assume so. I see...
Please.
Say, ma'am, don't you think Mr. Onimata's Devil Mask Society eccentricity is interesting?
Personally, I like sex, but S&M is out of the question!
You are an interesting lady, Miyuki.
But don't you think so? I wonder if a person who knows that world can live a normal life...
Ah. So I'm not normal, huh?
Tonight, let's drown our sorrows. What do you say? It's been a while, so can I hear it?
Iki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai Going is well and good
lki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai But coming back is frightening
You ask too much, sir.
Where's the harm? Comfort an old man who's been wounded by the words of a young woman.
Dear?
Tooryanse, Tooryanse Come on through, come on through
Koko wa doko no hosomichi ja? What narrow path is this?
Tenjin-sama no hosomichi ja It's the narrow path of Lord Tenjin
Chotto tooshite kudashanse Please let me pass
Goyou no nai mono toosha senu Those without business shall not pass
Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni In celebration of this child's seventh birthday
O-fuda o osame ni mairimasu We come to dedicate this offering
lki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai Going is well and good
lki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai But coming back is frightening
Kowai nagaramo Though it be frightening
Tooryanse, tooryanse Come on through, come on through
I met Kikue aboard the slave ship, and successfully bid on a two-year contract with her
from a failing Osaka real estate business that had engaged in shady business.
Kikue was the most amazing woman I'd ever met.
Please. Treat me as your slave.
I just can't imagine you as a masochist.
I am a woman who's been bought and sold.
I cannot complain, no matter what is done to me.
If treated kindly, I grow frightened as if I'll drop down straight to hell.
You're saying that I can't satisfy you? I see.
You miss the kind of play I trained you in long ago, eh? Fine.
Well? Say it hurts, won't you? Does it hurt?
It hurts! It hurts so much I can't stand it!
When the contract period was over, I proposed we get married.
But Kikue desired to be with a man who didn't know her past.
I had been rejected in my old age.
You don't often come back here, so...
Yeah. Hearing that song reminded me of the old days.
Oh, sir...
Sorry.
Miyuki is waiting. I'll get some saké ready.
Are you happy'?
You said I was earlier, didn't you?
I'm loved. I'm happy.
Was there... no love for me?
Please tell me. What IS love?
You're a strange man. Isn't that for a writer to think about?
I'm sorry for before. I was drunk and talking nonsense.
Not at all.
You mind if I join you?
Please.
Tonight makes my third time. It feels so good!
So, curious about my relationship with Mr. Onimata, are you?
It's all right. We haven't had sex yet.
That's none of my...
I guess you could call me his mistress, but... That man, he enjoys leaving me untouched!
He's getting my young body hot and bothered...
He's waiting for me to give in.
It gives me the shivers. He's so lewd!
I don't want to lose this game.
That's why I won't have sex with him for a long time.
If you'll excuse me.
Ah! Rope burns!
Just kidding.
Please don't make fun.
So cruel!
What is?
That woman is the model for the heroine in your novels, right?
You're trying to test me? To make me notice, make me jealous?
Forget it! I'm not giving in!
You're over-thinking things.
Fine. If that's how you want to do it. So can I.
Hey, where are you going?
I'm going back alone. Bleh!
Jeez...
It's called the slave ship of the Devil Mask Society,
but it's a place for S&M fanatics to engage in pleasant gatherings,
a son of sex-for-pay game by a group of sexual deviants.
When masters became unable, for whatever reason, to keep their slaves,
they bring them aboard the slave ship and seek out new patrons.
When a new master successfully wins,
a binding ceremony is held and a sexual "play" unveiled before the Devil Mask Society.
It is a rather sad, rather beautiful sight.
The bond between sadist and masochist is deep, and the play is both parting and first encounter.
I would have some fun with Miyuki. That was the extent of my whimsy when I met with Kikue...
But I was controlled by my lingering feelings for her,
and in time, I came to share Kikue's daydream.
Please keep this a secret from Mr. Onimata.
Yes, I know.
Ow, ow, ow!
OW!
This was YOUR idea, wasn't it?!
Yes, but it hurts. Ow!
Miyuki!
I told you no kissing, didn't I?!
All right, dammit!
Mr. Onimata.
Sir!
No. No. N-No! You've got it wrong, sir!
Sir!
No, you've got it wrong! I'm terribly sorry!
When did this start?
W-well...
Not long after we got back from the inn.
No. You've got it wrong. It wasn't me!
That woman made me do it! I, I just...
I just wanted to get your manuscript a little faster, and...
Why, how did this happen?!
I was so frustrated. With that proprietress.
I couldn't stand it. That's why I seduced Mr. Ishii.
I wanted to know what S&M was.
I... didn't want to lose to you.
But this just hurts. It looks like I can't do it!
Ow...
Please. Get me out of this, hurry!
Despite my age, I pouted like a child whose favorite toy had been taken from him.
And I had an intense desire to see Kikue.
I got you a new toothbrush, too.
Iki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai Going is well and good
lki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai But coming back is frightening
Is anyone here?
Welcome.
Mr. Umezu? Proprietress?
Welcome. Mr. Umezu? Proprietress?
Welcome.
You're the only one to greet me, huh?
Sir.
Jeez, that was careless.
Welcome.
The hospital?
Yes. She's suffering from mild depression.
Since when, I wonder.
It will be six months now, I think.
So last time I was here, she already...
I thought maybe if you checked on her, her condition would improve a little.
Kikue had a man following her, a stalker.
There was a meeting of the hot springs association.
I was busy, so had Kikue go in my place. On the way back...
There was apparently some sudden rain.
That encounter was Kikue's entrance to hell.
Even once the rain stopped, the man insisted he drop Kikue off, and forced her into his car.
Where are we going? Even once the rain stopped, the man insisted he drop Kikue off, and forced her into his car.
Rooms Open
Rooms Open Gotcha!
Gotcha!
Ah, okay...
Stop it!
Stop it.
Tits!
Stop it.
Please!
No!
He's crazy.
So he's continued to threaten her ever since?
He's even summoned her on days when there are no customers and forced himself on her.
That doesn't bother you?
How could I NOT be bothered by it?!
Then...
I've thought several times of taking a knife and going to that man's shop.
But when I said I would finish this myself, Kikue stopped me.
I've got it. Why not let ME get involved?
Out of the question. There's no way of knowing what that man would do.
If something were to happen to you...
It's all right. I'm an author of some small renown.
No matter how crazy he is, he wouldn't try anything violent.
Thank you.
Anything to help you two.
Sir...
From the bottom of my heart, I'm glad to be with Kikue, my senior.
Apologies for the wait. If you'll excuse me for a moment...
Sir. I don't know what my husband told you, but... I'm all right.
That just won't do. I can see inside your husband's heart.
As someone who, like him, loves you.
Now, tell me more about it. Othenuise, I'll have no way of talking to this man when we meet.
Kikue made no attempt to explain.
However, it seemed to me that she wanted to plead something.
Welcome.
Yeah. Thanks.
Please.
Is coffee all right?
Huh?
Sorry. We're a cafe, but we only do coffee at lunchtime. We have a full bar, though.
Well then, Coffee's fine.
Sir.
Um!
Yes, sir?
Do you know the proprietress at the Umezu Inn?
Who the heck are you?
My name is Onimata.
Onimata? Oh! The author?!
Yes.
Well, well. It's an honor to have you in my shop.
She wants me to go away. Did Kikue really say that?
Yes.
What's so funny? She has a husband, you know.
Calling someone like that out in the middle of the day... Just what are you thinking?
I'd rather not be lectured by Kan Onimata, an S&M author.
Don't change the subject!
Listen here!
Kikue loves me from the bottom of her heart. Soon, she won't be able to live without me!
Let's see... If you saw the sex Kikue and I have, I think you'd get it in an instant.
You're rather confident.
Our meeting was DESTINY! Kikue feels that way too, I'm sure.
You have a vivid imagination. And you're a liar. You should become a third-rate author.
I thought for sure you'd believe me... Let's just stop here. It's pointless to talk anymore.
Ah, this is my wife Hisako.
A pleasure.
You... Are you perhaps "Vietnam Hisako"?
The stripper who'd dance in the AO DAI dress?
Note: Traditional Vietnamese dress. The stripper who'd dance in the AO DAI dress?
Oh, goodness. Sir!
I knew it.
Oh. You should join our talk.
About what?
Your husband's adultery.
Ah. Yeah, yeah.
Iki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa... Going is well and good but coming back is...
I think nothing of it. Go ahead, knock yourself out, is what I always say.
Sir, I'm not bragging, but once you get a taste of my husband, it's all over.
As a fellow woman, there's no way she'd say something harsh like they "Go away."
You haven't changed.
Even after you covered for that yakuza boss long ago and now can't use your leg properly...
I'm flattered you remember. Humans don't change that much.
For the man I love, I'd give one of my legs, one of my hands as an offering right now!
The first time was like a play-rape.
But when it was over, as just a little bit of a prank...
Here you go.
He'!-
Dude, spread your legs.
There, one more to remember me by.
I'll be calling' for you again.
If you wanna protect your husband's good name, and the inn...
Next time, let's try a couple things. Vibrators and...
THIS kinda stuff!
You want me to tie you, don't you?
I never dreamed...
It looks like I might just be a genius at S&M.
HAH!
No, sorry. That's far too impudent toward a great author of S&M novels, huh?
It's just, Kikue and I really get along well.
You've got some nerve, flapping your mouth like that after you used Polaroids to threaten her.
I burned all those on the spot.
I mean, they're not necessary, are they? My belt was all it took to make Kikue completely mine.
Such foolishness...
True, I do force Kikue to come out. But that's because she WANTS it that way.
Oh, yeah. Maybe I should show you something interesting.
My apologies, sir. My husband is that way. But he has his cute points.
He just loves older women!
That man, the first time we did it, he couldn't get it up. He was so nervous.
I swear, that was all it took. After that, I can forgive anything he does.
He says I'm different from other women.
These are love letters from Kikue.
"It has not yet been three days since I first met you, but already I await our next rendezvous.
"L have become captive to the passion and strength that you exude.
"After losing my senses, reaching the pinnacle of such intense shame,
"the words you casually spoke spread slowly through my heart,
"like a single drop of blood fallen in a pool of stagnant water."
You want me to tie you, don't you?
"Till now, I hadn't realized it myself, this desire I had suppressed somewhere inside me.
"Once released, it coursed, racing through my body as if seeking revenge,
"and in an instant it had taken control of me."
Make no mistake... I love my husband.
You're nothing but a play toy to me.
And you need THIS. This, which can take you to paradise whenever you see it.
"Please, going forward, continue to treat me as your slave.
"Please become my master and always, always punish me."
Please kill me. I couldn't love a creature like you. I only despise you with all my heart.
It's an honor to be so hated, Kikue.
KIKUE, YOU THINK YOU CAN BREAK UP WITH HE NOW?! I'LL KILL THEM! ANYONE WHO GETS BETWEEN US. THAT OF COURSE INCLUDES YOUR HUSBAND.
After she met me, Kikue's mind and body were split.
In her head, she's still the proprietress of a venerable inn,
but her flesh is controlled by ME.
She's tried her hardest to turn her back on the truth and run, but...
unbeknownst even to herself, she has encouraged me to punish her that much harder.
She is a true, dyed-in-the-wool masochist! No, a pervert. Yeah.
Well, sir, it's about time we get ready for the night shift.
We don't have time to act on our whims like YOU.
We have to scrape by every single day.
Kikue may come by again tonight, though...
Dear, do hurry up.
Okay, okay!
I'll take these for you.
I remained, still unable to believe it.
Why would Kikue, who refused even my love, choose this man?
Welcome.
It's hell! It's hell!
You remembered that?
It's hell!
Sir...
You went to see him, didn't you?
Yes.
It's a lie, right? Nothing but nonsense.
Kikue. Please tell me he's lying.
I don't know.
Did Umezu know?
When I try to tell him, he won't believe me.
Where have you been?
Dear... Take a good look.
This is my true appearance.
Th-that's a lie! You're not that kind of woman. You're being forced into this, aren't you?
He wants you to leave me!
I won't leave you, even in death!
It's hell.
I'll be going soon.
Don't tell me...!
Was she hospitalized here so she could meet that man?
Tooryanse, Tooryanse Come on through, come on through
Koko wa doko no hosomichi ja? What narrow path is this?
Tenjin-sama no hosomichi ja It's the narrow path of Lord Tenjin
Yes, Umezu Hot Springs Inn.
Ah. Sir.
Public Telephone
I'm sorry. There's nothing more I can do.
It's hell. It's hell.
Is that so?
Iki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai Going is well and good
lki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai But coming back is frightening
Kowai nagaramo Though it be frightening
Tooryanse, tooryanse Come on through, come on through
Sir!
Have you waited this whole time?
How was it?
How was what?
You went to see her, right? The proprietress.
Yeah. It's over.
No more of that.
Anyway, what are you going to do? Will you continue this game with me?
Once again. From the beginning...
Please train me.
Hard...
Miyuki. You're good with this?
Here goes.
Miyuki!
Is it nothing but pain?
It feels so good!
Sir? Why are you crying?
What? It's just whimsy making me cry.
Whip!
A short time later, I received word from Umezu.
He said that, just once, he wanted to ride the slave ship...
So that he could see the "play" of his wife, Kikue.
Presenting...
A SCENE WITH THE HIGHEST-QUALITY SLAVE!
Please watch.
No, no!
Stop. No!
Please, the toilet... The toilet!
That's nothing to hold back, is it? We should let everyone get a good look!
No.
No, please!
Stay back. Stay back.
No... Don't look!
Don't look, please!
Stop, please!
It was a melancholy, and yet somehow beautiful, sight.
Mr. Umezu!
There's something I have to apologize to you for.
Your relations with Kikue?
You knew about that? I'm sorry.
Beautiful, isn't she? Kikue.
Yes. It's vexing, though...
Well, it's cold out here. Let's go back in.
It's our job to keep watching Kikue, isn't it?
Yes.
But...
Huh?
Huh? What did you just say?
It's hell! It's hell!
Mr. Umezu!
Mr. Umezu...
...Tenjin-sama no hosomichi ja It's the narrow path of Lord Tenjin
Chotto tooshite kudashanse Please let me pass
Goyou no nai mono toosha senu Those without business shall not pass
Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni In celebration of this child's seventh birthday
Goodbye
Kyoko Aizome
Takashi Naha Mutsuo Yoshioka
Special Appearance by Mio Saegusa
Mami Ogawa Nao Misaki Maki To moda
Yota Kawase Tadashi Naito Akira Naka Seiji Nakamitsu
Yukio Nakamura Kaname Shuma Kazuto Morita Kazunao Sakaguchi Katsunori Nakamura Michael Arnold
Taro Suwa
Original Work Oniroku Dan, "Slave Ship"
Planning Nakahito Kinugawa Producers Akira Fukuhara Osamu Sato
Screenplay Akira Fukuhara Satoshi Kaneda
Photography Seiji Shimizu Editing Masatsugu Sakai Music Yoji Otomo Sound Cine Cabin
Bondage Master Akira Naka Assistant Director Osamu Sato Still Photographer Takako Nakai Hair & Makeup Ai Nakao
Assistant Directors Takahiro Takasugi Toshifumi Kunitake Filming Assistance Shinya Umezu Yasushi Hanamura Editing Assistance Tomoko Takano Lighting Support Hiromi Hirose Makeup Takuya Hasegawa Film Development Toei Labo Tech
Special Thanks Boathouse Nawasada
Director Satoshi Kaneda
Happy Retirement
(c) Oniroku Dan /Shintoho Co., Ltd.