Oxen Split Torturing (1976)

• Horror
• Drama

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.

Rating

5.8 / 10 (32 votes)

Release date

September 4, 1976

Runtime

1h 20m

Language

Japanese

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Status

Released