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Oxen Split Torturing

Oxen Split Torturing

19765.81h 20m

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.

Directed by Yuji Makiguchi
Written by Seiko Shimura, Ichirō Ōtsu
Produced by Tatsuo Honda
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Top Cast

Yūsuke Kazato

Yūsuke Kazato

R

Rena Uchimura

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

R

Ryuichi Nagashima

Y

Yûsuke Tsukasa

T

Tetsuo Fujisawa

Yasumori Hikita

Yasumori Hikita

M

Mineko Maruhira

M

Miki Masuda

Themes & Keywords

sadismsadisticbrothelviolence against womenreligious warsexual violenceblood bathreligiontortureexecutionviolent deathextreme sadismdripping bloodsadistic sextied upsoftcorewomen fightsadistic tortureblood lustsexual torturetortured to deathreligious intolerancesummary executiontied to a cross

About Oxen Split Torturing

Oxen Split Torturing is a horror, drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of sadism, sadistic, brothel, violence against women, religious war, sexual violence. Directed by Yuji Makiguchi, it stars Yūsuke Kazato, Rena Uchimura, Akira Shioji. 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.

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