Wife to Be Sacrificed

Akiko is Kunisada's estranged wife who becomes entangled in a brutal cycle of captivity and control. Initially a victim of her husband's predatory behavior, she endures demeaning treatment in the cabin and at the hands of others. Her arc shifts toward a troubling complicity, where fear and desire begin to blur and shape her actions.

A controlling ex-husband who orchestrates kidnapping and degradation to dominate those around him. He leverages isolation and psychological manipulation to break down his victims' autonomy and to impose his will with cruel precision.

A young girl whose presence triggers the pursuit by the police. She is a catalyst within the story, vulnerable to the surrounding danger and the adults' actions.

A young woman who is bound and forced into sexual acts as part of Kunisada's control. Her relationship with Kiyoshi is tested by captivity and manipulation, revealing the cruelty of the dynamics at play.

A man who is coerced into sexual acts and exploited within Kunisada's scheme. His experience highlights the reversal of power and the vulnerability of victims caught in a web of dominance.

One of the detectives investigating the disappearances and the couple's crisis. He represents the pursuing authorities effort to bring Kunisada to account and to resolve the crime surrounding the cabin.

The second detective involved in the pursuit, working alongside Miyoshi to track Kunisada and uncover the truth behind the events at the cabin.

One of the two hunters who encounter Akiko in the woods; they contribute to the atmosphere of danger and violence surrounding the main characters.

The other hunter who participates in the assault on Akiko, reinforcing the intrusion of external violence into the core group’s perilous dynamic.

A maid who appears in the cabin setting; her presence helps establish the domestic environment that is subverted by the violent acts taking place there.