Oxen Split Torturing

Oxen Split Torturing

1976 · 80 min · ★ 5.8 · 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.

Directed by Yuji Makiguchi · Written by Ichirō Ōtsu

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