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Shogun's Sadism (1976)

Shogun's Sadism poster
Original title
徳川女刑罰絵巻 牛裂きの刑
Directed by
Yūji Makiguchi
Genre
drama film, horror film, exploitation film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
18
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1976 Japanese film follows two stories set in Edo period Japan. One story is about a Christian girl who is enslaved and tortured. The other story is about a brothel master who tries to run away with a girl he loves.

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What happens

Shogun's Sadism (徳川女刑罰絵巻 牛裂きの刑, Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei transl. The Joy of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing) is a 1976 Japanese splatter film. It tells two stories set in Edo period Japan: one involving a Christian girl who is taken as a slave and tortured, the other about a brothel master who tries to escape with a girl he fell in love with. It is a follow-up to the 1968 film Shogun's Joy of Torture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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