Oxen Split Torturing (1976)

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.

Released

1976-09-04

Genres

Horror, Drama

Runtime

80 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Yuji Makiguchi, Ichirō Ōtsu, Seiko Shimura

TMDB rating

5.8/10 from 32 votes