
The Stendhal Syndrome(1996)
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.


This Japanese thriller finds a sexy policewoman becoming entangled in Japan's S&M underground while investigating a gruesome murder. Soon, her investigation has led her to a seductive sadist and his equally appealing masochist victim. Falling prey to her suspects' powerful allure, she struggles to extricate herself from an increasingly torrid affair to solve the mystery she set out to investigate.

Ren Osugi
Tagari

Kei Marimura
Yu

Makiko Watanabe
Noriko

Minori Terada

Atsushi Okuno
XX: Beautiful Prey is a thriller, action, romance, horror film released in 1996 exploring themes of sadomasochism, policewoman, masochist. Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, it stars Ren Osugi, Kei Marimura, Makiko Watanabe. This Japanese thriller finds a sexy policewoman becoming entangled in Japan's S&M underground while investigating a gruesome murder. Soon, her investigation has led her to a seductive sadist and his equally appealing masochist victim. Falling prey to her suspects' powerful allure, she struggles to extricate herself from an increasingly torrid affair to solve the mystery she set out to investigate.
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