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.