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Legendary Toei director Teruo Ishii tells three stories of moral sickness set during Japan's prosperous Genroku era in this bloody follow-up to his sexploitation classic Shogun's Joy of Torture, and the fourth entry in Toei's 'abnormal love' film series. Ishii's politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Told in anthology style by an impassive physician (Teruo Yoshida), the first story follows Oito (Masumi Tachibana), an innocent young girl deceived by a handsome yakuza and sold into prostitution who finds herself in a doomed love affair with the man who brought her to ruin. The tale of Ochise (Mitsuko Aoi) is about the daughter of a rich merchant whose insatiable appetite for filth and perversion draws her deeper into violence, darkness and betrayal. Finally, the story
of Omitsu (Miki Obana) follows a sadistic lord (Asao Koike) whose eye is caught one day by a beautiful member of his harem who shares his strange taste for pain and blood, but who holds a secret of her own that will destroy his entire household.
A stylistic about-face from the director's prior work for Toei on the successful Abashiri Prison action series starring Ken Takakura, Ishii's erotic films grew increasingly shocking, violent and strange, and Orgies of Edo finds him combining period film detail with carnivalesque grotesquerie to create his own particular vision of love and sex. This landmark 'ero-guro' film allowed Ishii to experiment with elements that would later show up in his masterpieces Horrors of Malformed Men and Blind Woman's Curse, including the participation of sideshow performers and butoh dancer Tatsumi Hijikata.
Special Edition Contents:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- The Orgies of Ishii – an exclusive, newly filmed interview with author Patrick Maccias
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
- Arrow Video
- 94 minutes
- 18
- 2.35:1
- Japanese
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Teruo Ishii
- Teruo Yoshida
- Toyozô Yamamoto
- Masumi Tachibana
English SDH
- 1969
- B
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Legendary Toei director Teruo Ishii tells three stories of moral sickness set during Japan's prosperous Genroku era in this bloody follow-up to his sexploitation classic Shogun's Joy of Torture, and the fourth entry in Toei's 'abnormal love' film series. Ishii's politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Told in anthology style by an impassive physician (Teruo Yoshida), the first story follows Oito (Masumi Tachibana), an innocent young girl deceived by a handsome yakuza and sold into prostitution who finds herself in a doomed love affair with the man who brought her to ruin. The tale of Ochise (Mitsuko Aoi) is about the daughter of a rich merchant whose insatiable appetite for filth and perversion draws her deeper into violence, darkness and betrayal. Finally, the story
of Omitsu (Miki Obana) follows a sadistic lord (Asao Koike) whose eye is caught one day by a beautiful member of his harem who shares his strange taste for pain and blood, but who holds a secret of her own that will destroy his entire household.
A stylistic about-face from the director's prior work for Toei on the successful Abashiri Prison action series starring Ken Takakura, Ishii's erotic films grew increasingly shocking, violent and strange, and Orgies of Edo finds him combining period film detail with carnivalesque grotesquerie to create his own particular vision of love and sex. This landmark 'ero-guro' film allowed Ishii to experiment with elements that would later show up in his masterpieces Horrors of Malformed Men and Blind Woman's Curse, including the participation of sideshow performers and butoh dancer Tatsumi Hijikata.
Special Edition Contents:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- The Orgies of Ishii – an exclusive, newly filmed interview with author Patrick Maccias
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
- Arrow Video
- 94 minutes
- 18
- 2.35:1
- Japanese
- 1
- Arrow Video
- Teruo Ishii
- Teruo Yoshida
- Toyozô Yamamoto
- Masumi Tachibana
English SDH
- 1969
- B
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Not for everyone, but...
If you know Teruo Ishii or his work, then you'll know what to expect here. 3 different stories that interlink with a single theme. I won't ruin the plot, but for the period this film is definitely one of the more outrageous. Full of nudity, bright red blood and adult themes, its well worth a watch if you're a fan of Japanese Cinema, but mandatory if you're a fan of Teruo Ishii's other works as this is more of the same from him. The presentation is, as always with Arrow, the best this film will ever look with the original uncompressed audio track and a bunch of special features unique to this disc. A must buy.
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