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Shogun's Sadism (1976)
Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei (original title)

80 min  -  Drama | Horror   -  4 September 1976 (Japan)
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Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1. During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently... See full summary »

Director:

Yûji Makiguchi

Writers:

Ichirô Ôtsu (screenplay), Seikô Shimura (screenplay)

Stars:

Yûsuke Kazato, Rena Uchimura and Akira Shioji
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yûsuke Kazato Yûsuke Kazato
Rena Uchimura Rena Uchimura ...
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Akira Shioji Akira Shioji
Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao
Ryuichi Nagashima Ryuichi Nagashima
Yûsuke Tsukasa Yûsuke Tsukasa
Tetsuo Fujisawa Tetsuo Fujisawa
Yasumori Hikita Yasumori Hikita
Mineko Maruhira Mineko Maruhira
Miki Masuda Miki Masuda
Kyônosuke Murai Kyônosuke Murai
Yoshiaki Yamashita Yoshiaki Yamashita
Satoru Nabe Satoru Nabe
Miho Manabe Miho Manabe
Akemi Ogikubo Akemi Ogikubo
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Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1. During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as her personal slave to torment him, and tries breaking her spirit by means of rape, torture and pure sadism. After Iori refuses to participate any longer he is exiled, but vows to get her back. 2. When Sutezo is forced to serve the cruel master of a brothel to repay his debts, he becomes friends with the young girl Sato. Together, they escape and try to get by on scams and theft. Written by anara  

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Sadism | Torture | Violence | Blood

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Drama | Horror

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Language:

Japanese

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Oxen Split Torturing See more »

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Follows The Joy of Torture (1968) See more »