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Oxen Split Torturing (1976)

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.

  • Horror
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Yūsuke KazatoYūsuke Kazato
  • Photo of Rena UchimuraRena Uchimura
  • Photo of Akira ShiojiAkira Shioji
  • Photo of Masataka IwaoMasataka Iwao
  • Photo of Ryuichi NagashimaRyuichi Nagashima
  • Photo of Yûsuke TsukasaYûsuke Tsukasa
  • Photo of Tetsuo FujisawaTetsuo Fujisawa
  • Photo of Yasumori HikitaYasumori Hikita
  • Photo of Mineko MaruhiraMineko Maruhira
  • Photo of Miki MasudaMiki Masuda

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