28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
PROGRAMME SECTIONS: Focus on Asia
BAKUSHI
Ryuichi Hiroki
Japan 2007 94 35mm Color
i There are no scheduled screenings.
Film description
The word “Bakushi” means the rope-master or the rope artist in Japanese bondage.They perform by using multiple pieces of rope “to tie” or “to bind” the bodies of models for perfomances, magazines and videos that specialize in S&M.This documentary deals with the lives of these peculiar professionals in the Japanese bondage known as “Kinbaku”.
i There are no scheduled screenings.
