A man with a troubled past including incest with a younger sister and the murder of a woman travels to an isolated countryside town in Nagano. There a local who mistakes him for a famous television actor shows him the town's sites, including a strip bar in which the performers remove Heian era costumes. The film's narrative is in an allegorical and disjointed manner with references to Buddhist concepts. The title bears no relation to the story, and there are no masturbation scenes in the film. Loosely based on Kenji Nakagami's short story Aragami.
L'histoire de deux hommes, l'un d'âge moyen et l'autre d'une vingtaine d'années, qui se font des amis et échangent des cigarettes et des histoires sur leur vie sexuelle, ignorant qu'ils ont involontairement échangé des partenaires. L'histoire, racontée en flash-back, alors que les deux hommes voyagent dans la nuit à moto, est chargée d'érotisme très chargé. Le sexe et la violence se juxtaposent à la grisaille de la vie quotidienne des hommes, brouillant ainsi la frontière entre le réel et le fantasme. Fondé sur le mythe bien connu des attouchements sexuels furtifs dans les trains de banlieue aux heures de pointe de Tokyo, Tandem est un chef-d'œuvre discret du cinéma érotique japonais.
A man travels to a countryside town seeking employment. He becomes romantically involved with a woman who cannot smile, and works for her parents' printing company. When he learns that his girlfriend in Tokyo has disappeared he returns to look for her. Screenwriter Kenji Fukuma based the script on his poetry.
Ryō Masuda (Toshio Kakei) is a SM movies director who asks a woman he meets on a crowded street to star in one of his films. The woman, Yumi Sakata, accepts on a whim but her expressive features—in particular, her eyes—make that particular low-budget production into an unexpected hit. Ryō is attracted to her but feels there is something dangerous or evil about her and doesn't want to have anything more to do with her. However, it isn't that simple.
Ms. Kajikawa, a new female high school teacher, volunteers to serve as a subject for Mr. Ezaki's art class. She becomes the object of SM activities at the hands of both the teacher and his class.
A young woman, Constance (Anaïs), arrives at the mansion of the experienced Lola (Katja Kean), where she is initiated into the mysteries of sexuality. The story is told in flashback via a framing device with lyrical diary excerpts and narration read by mainstream actresses Christiane Bjørg Nielsen and Hella Joof. (In the English-language version, narration is by Danish actress Susan Olsen and Helle Fagralid).
Fawn Deering (Jenna Jameson) is a college student researching animal mythology and human sexuality. This project leads her to Dr. Jade (Asia Carrera) for an interview on the subject. While at Dr. Jade's Manor, she meets Adam (Brad Armstrong) and is immediately drawn to him. Sophie the maid (Missy) warns her to leave Jade Manor and never look back, but Fawn cannot resist Adam's invitation to return that weekend to observe a bacchanal. Sophie tries to get Adam to leave Fawn alone and not share their curse, but Adam has fallen in love with her and does not want to live without her. Unfortunately, this means that Fawn will have to become a Satyr like the rest of them. While the transformation takes place, Fawn spends most of her time sleeping and having visions where she sees Adam is his Satyr form. After Fawn is completely transformed, she journeys into Adam’s room where they profess their love for each other. Adam finally realizes that he is cursing Fawn for the rest of her lifetime, and sets out to return her to human form.