Collection

The Joys of Torture Collection

8 titles · in release order

Films in Toei's The Joys of Torture series, all directed by Teruo Ishii.

Shogun's Joy of TortureShogun's Joy of Torture · 1968
Shogun's Joy of Torture
★ 5.61968
MovieHorrorDrama
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Tokugawa: Woman's GenealogyTokugawa: Woman's Genealogy · 1968
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
★ 5.71968
MovieDrama
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.
Inferno of TortureInferno of Torture · 1969
Inferno of Torture
★ 5.71969
MovieDramaHorror
Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "production". Europeans pay more for tattooed beauties. Against this background, and considering the gorgeous tattooed women develop the history of confrontation between two highly skilled masters of tattoo.
Orgies of EdoOrgies of Edo · 1969
Orgies of Edo
★ 5.91969
MovieDramaThriller
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Yakuza LawYakuza Law · 1969
Yakuza Law
★ 6.11969
MovieActionCrime
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
Love and CrimeLove and Crime · 1969
Love and Crime
★ 7.21969
MovieCrimeDrama
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive LoveShameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love · 1969
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
★ 6.21969
MovieThrillerDrama
A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
Oxen Split TorturingOxen Split Torturing · 1976
Oxen Split Torturing
★ 5.81976
MovieHorrorDrama
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.