Bizarre Bondage Wife (1981): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1981, Bizarre Bondage Wife is a drama film directed by Banmei Takahashi, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. A younger brother picks up a woman on the street and takes her home, and his older sister ties her up with rope, shaves her, trains her in a perverted way, turns her into a fine perverted masochist, and then sells her off to a man who is an enthusiast in that field. In the heat of excitement, the master and disciple indulge in incest. One day, the younger brother, who was living this lifestyle, sees a girl on the street. The girl sells a match to a drunkard for 500 yen and shows her private parts by the light of the match. When the younger brother asks her why she does this, she answers that her mother did the same thing. She says that since her mother died, she is doing the same thing to survive. When the younger brother takes the girl home, the fate of the master and disciple begins to change...

Who’s in it. Bizarre Bondage Wife stars Naomi Oka as Aihara wife, Seru Rando as Daughter, Mayumi Minato as Father's new wife and Katsurō Sakai as Father, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, Bizarre Bondage Wife has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bizarre Bondage Wife page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bizarre Bondage Wife tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.