Japan Synopsis
花と蛇
Shizuka is the aristocratic wife of the president of a large company. When she wants to divorce her domineering husband, he orders his employee Yoshi, the son of an adult toy store owner, to train his wife to become sexually submissive.
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Flower & Snake sits at position #63.
#1Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#2Dersu Uzala
★ 8.0 · 1975
#3The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#4Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#5Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#6Ikkyū-san
★ 7.5 · 1975
#7Belladonna of Sadness
★ 7.4 · 1973
#8Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
★ 7.4 · 1973
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Flower & Snake. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flower & Snake premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,285 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #284 of 324 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 14m |
| Release Date | June 22, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0225920 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |