Muscle

Tokyo. Summer heat. The click of a shutter. Ryuzaki, a physique magazine editor, falls into a brutal S&M affair with the narcissistic Kitami. One year after a prison sentence, Ryuzaki hunts down his former lover. Sato's film is a key title for fans of Japanese erotic horror.

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Hisayasu Satō directed Muscle in 1989. See Hisayasu Satō's full filmography, where to start with Hisayasu Satō, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hisayasu Satō.

Muscle was released in 1989 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 58 minutes.