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Oxen Split Torturing (1976)

• September 4, 1976
• 1h 20m

• Horror
• Drama

Overview

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Writers

Ichirō Ōtsu, Seiko Shimura

Starring

Yūsuke Kazato, Rena Uchimura, Akira Shioji