Jigoku (1979)

Original title

地獄

Directed by

Tatsumi Kumashiro

Genre

horror film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 11m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman becomes entangled with a cabal of corrupt doctors and politicians who exploit the poor. She descends into a hellish underworld of violence and supernatural retribution.

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What happens

『地獄』（じごく）は、1979年（昭和54年）6月2日に公開された日本映画。東映（東映京都撮影所）製作、東映（東映洋画）配給。カラー、ワイド。上映時間は130分。監督は神代辰巳、主演は原田美枝子。 同時上映は『餌食』（監督：若松孝二、主演：内田裕也、製作：獅子プロ）。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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