Muscle
1989, Japanese. Directed by Hisayasu Satō.
A tale of hidden obsessions & explicit desires.
Ryuzaki, an editor of Muscle Magazine, which features photographs of men with sculpted bodies, becomes involved with a man named Kitami; their affair soon becomes dominated by sadomasochistic games, with a horrid result. Jump ahead one year, Ryuzaki is released from jail and goes in search of Kitami, perhaps to make amends.
- Runtime
- 0h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 March 1989
- Original title
- 狂った舞踏会
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shirō Yumeno
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Muscle runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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Muscle isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 March 1989. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like Muscle?
If you liked Muscle, try Flower & Snake: Zero, Dangerous Drugs of Sex, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us.
Who directed Muscle?
Muscle (1989) was directed by Hisayasu Satō and stars Takeshi Itō, Simon Kumai, Kiyomi Itō.