Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
by Teruo Ishii
Arrow Video - February 23, 2021
Original Title : Il Grande Silenzio
Audio : Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Subtitles : English
Country : Japan
Year : 196 8
Duration : 9 6 mins
Format : 2K Blu-ray
Zone : A (not readable on European zoned reader)
Genre : Drama, Historical
Actors : Teruo Yoshida, Fumio Watanabe, Yukie Kagawa, Shin'ichirô Hayashi, Asao Koike, Kichijirô Ueda
Synopsis
Shogun's Joy of Torture is an anthology made up of three separate stories that all overlap: the first segment is about Shinza who was injured on the job when a log hit him in the head, and now his sister Mitsu is forced to give herself to She. brother's boss, Mr. Mino, to help pay Shinza's doctor bills. The second segment concerns the arrival of Mother Reiho and her servant Rintoku at Jukuin Monastery. The monastery is located near a temple inhabited by priests and one day when one of them named Shunkei leads Reiho, he arouses something in her. The final segment is about a tattoo artist named Horicho who just gave Kimicho his biggest tattoo yet. While showing off his work to a group of people, a man named Lord Nambera walks by mocking the tattoo and its lack of realism.
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