| The Bondage Master | |
| Director: | Hitoshi Hoshino |
| Music: | Atorie Shira |
| Cinematography: | Shigeru Komatsubara |
| Runtime: | 83 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
, also known as Rope Detective, is a 1996 Japanese V-Cinema erotic thriller directed by Hitoshi Hoshino (Jin Hoshino) and starring Yukijirō Hotaru.
Shiro is the Bondage Master who has a special technique with ropes and women. When a model is found murdered and tied with Shiro's signature style, he has to find the real murderer to clear his name while eluding the vengeance of the model's yakuza boyfriend.
The Bondage Master was released as a VHS video in Japan on April 26, 1996 by Tōhokushinsha.[1] Central Park Media had licensed the film under their Asia Pulp Cinema label and released it on an English subtitled VHS on September 26, 2000.[2] Central Park Media also released a DVD featuring an English audio track on June 8, 2004.[3]