Shogun's Joys of Torture

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Shogun's Joys of Torture

Poster of Shogun's Joys of Torture (1968)
Directed by Teruo Ishii
Written by Teruo Ishii
Starring Yuki Kagawa
Asao Koike
Music by Masao Yagi
Cinematography Motoya Washyo
Distributed by Toei
Release date(s) Flag of Japan September 28, 1968
Country Japan
Language Japanese
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Shogun's Joys of Torture (徳川女刑罰史 Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi?) is a 1968 Japanese film in the Ero guro (erotic-grotesque) sub-genre of Toei's style of Pink film. Directed by Teruo Ishii, the film is considered a precursor to Toei's ventures into the "Pinky violent" style in the early 1970s.[1]

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[edit] Cast

  • Yuki Kagawa
  • Asao Koike

[edit] Availability

In May, 2005, Shogun's Joys of Torture was released on region-1 DVD.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Macias, Patrick (2001). "Toei's "Pinky Violence" - Abnormal, Sensational, and Shameless", TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion. San Francisco: Cadence Books, 189-190. ISBN 1-56931-681-3. 
  2. ^ Jane, Ian (June 16, 2005). Shogun's Joy Of Torture (DVD review) (English). dvdverdict.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.

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