The Dream Of Garuda (022891103622), 54 min

A convicted criminal, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he victimized, Mieko. After carrying out vicious attacks on a prostitute and a young girl, he finally comes face to face with her. Meiko tells him she wants to escape from Tomimori. To redeem himself in her eyes Ikuo takes her plea to the extreme, resulting in inextricable tragedy for them all. The Dream of Garuda is set in Japan's notorious "soaplands" - areas where young women offer bathing and massage to men, for cash, as a way round the Japanese laws prohibiting prostitution. The story is inspired by folklore surrounding the mythical Hindu god "Garuda", a creature with a gigantic birdlike body, who though regarded as evil, is worshiped as the protector of Buddhism. The Dream of Garuda is filled with highly charged, explicit sex scenes which are at times tender, vigorous, but always very erotic. An absolute treat for soap fetishists the world over.