Ikenie fujin (1974)

Ikenie fujin: Directed by Masaru Konuma. With Naomi Tani, Nagatoshi Sakamoto, Terumi Azuma, Hidetoshi Kageyama. A woman must endure an extreme ritual when her ex-husband, who has recently escaped from jail, kidnaps her.

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