Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi (1968)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Teruo Ishii

Writer:

Teruo Ishii (writer)

Release Date:

28 September 1968 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror

Plot Keywords:

Torture | Bloody Violence | Extreme Violence | Extreme Sadism | Anthology

Cast

Yuki Kagawa
Asao Koike
Reiko Mikasa
Miki Obana
Masumi Tachibana
Fumio Watanabe
Teruo Yoshida

Also Known As:

Punishment of the Tokugawa Women
The Joy of Torture (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:85 min | Netherlands:96 min (25 fps)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 (cut version) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Toei Company

Movie Connections:

Followed by Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei (1976)

Japanese torture extravaganza!

Teruo Ishii's extremely provocative movie set in the 1600 in feudal Japan. 3 short stories dealing with punishment and torture. The first deals with incest where a woman is beaten and tortured to death for having an affair with her dying brother. The second is about lesbian nuns and the third story shows a crazy tattoo artist who kidnaps a woman to use as his canvas. Even though this movie is over 35 years old, the effects and the gore are amazing! Humans burned at barbeques, decapitations and more torture than you could possibly wish for makes this classic videonasty a must have for all fans of good and gory movies!

Don't miss out on the even more extreme sequel; The Joys of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing!