Oxen Split Torturing1976

Name: Oxen Split Torturing
Genre: Splatter & Gore, Folk Horror, Gothic, Survival
Released: 1976-09-04
Rating: 5.9

Directed by Yuji Makiguchi

5.9

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 5.5TMDB 5.8

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Year

1976

Runtime

80 min

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Set against the brutal backdrop of Edo-period Japan, this two-part anthology plunges into worlds of cruelty and desperation where the powerful prey freely on the vulnerable. The first story entwines forbidden love with the violent suppression of Christians under shogunate rule, placing an innocent woman at the mercy of a ruthless master. The second tale descends into the squalid underworld of a vicious brothel, where an unlikely bond between two trapped souls sparks a desperate bid for freedom. Unsparing in its depictions of suffering, this Japanese genre film sits at the extreme edge of period exploitation cinema.

Content: Graphic Torture, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Sadistic Sexual Content, Execution, Extreme Gore, Softcore Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery