Oxen Split Torturing

Synopsis

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.

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Written by

Ichirō Ōtsu

Music

Takeo Watanabe

Studio

Toei Company

Released

4 September 1976

Genres

Horror, Drama