I Want to Be Violated! (1980): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1980, I Want to Be Violated! is a notable film directed by Seiji Izumi, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. A newspaper reporter takes pictures of famous people cheating on their wives in his secret business, and uses them to blackmail them for a lot of money. He rents an apartment in Tokyo with the money and keeps a mistress. One day, the man's wife is raped while alone at home. The wife cannot tell her husband about it. The man goes to a university professor as usual to ask for money, but is confronted with a photo of his wife being raped. If he doesn't want this to be spread to the world, he should never do this again. Meanwhile, the wife, feeling lonely because her husband doesn't pay her attention, accepts the rapist two or three times, and eventually they fall in love with each other...

Who’s in it. I Want to Be Violated! stars Maiko Kazama, Saburô Doi, Asami Hayama and Seru Rando, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, I Want to Be Violated! has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Want to Be Violated! page.