Kinbaku – Art of Bondage

Kinbaku, “tight binding,” is a Japanese style of bondage which involves tying up using simple, yet visually intricate, patterns and several pieces of rope, usually made of hemp or jute. This documentary brings a 500-year-old tradition, which was initiated by the samurais on the battlefield and was implemented by the Shinto religion, closer to our culture, free from its exotic shield and telling of the essence of this mystic ritual. A study on the erotic, spiritual and artistic connection between the people who practice it.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Jouni Hokkanen
Cinematography: Jussi Arhinmaki
Editing: Kim Finn
Sound: Pekka Lipponen
Music: Arto Ahvenainen, Simon Bartholomew, James Plankwood III
Production: Hakalax Productions Oy, Soma Projects, Freak Films
Producers: John Hakalax
Format: Color-B&W
Production Country: Finland
Production Year: 2009
Duration: 29
Contact: Hakalax Productions Oy hakalax@hakalaxproductions.com
Awards
?RTP Award for Short Film – Curtocircuito ISFF 2010, Spain

Jouni Hokkanen

Filmography

(selected)
2000 Pyongyang Robogirl (short)
2002 No Need for Traffic Lights
?2002 Children’s Palace
2003 Hong Kong SARS Blues (short)
2004 Tehran Taxi (short)
2007 DMZ (short)
2009 Kinbaku (short)
?2013 Body of God