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Japanese Torture
Japanese Torture
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Japanese Torture

Original Title: 日本の拷問

1978
1h 1m
Drama
Horror

Status

Released

Release

1978

Runtime

1h 1m

Storyline

In the past, the only way to prove the true culprit of a crime was through physical evidence and the suspect's confession. For this reason, various torture methods were used to force confessions. However, the principle of confession was rejected in 1879, and torture was abolished. However, this is only on the surface, and torture by police and prosecutors continues to be used subtly to this day. This film is a shocking semi-documentary that exposes the reality of the numerous torture methods that stain history with gruesome blood. The story is divided into three parts and vividly depicts two cases of torture by those in power, one of a brutal lynching that covers the eyes of a husband with a lesbian wife, and another, each of which builds up abnormal sexual excitement amid the bloody scenes.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 1m
Sep 1, 1978
Languages
Japanese
Director
Banmei Takahashi
Banmei Takahashi
Production
Shintoho Pictures
Shintoho Pictures
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Naomi Oka

Naomi Oka

Fuji Ito

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Sakuzo, Fuji's husband

Yūichi Minato

Yūichi Minato

Official

Shinobu Mori

Subordinate

Kumiko Araki

Shinobu

Hajime Tanimoto

Hajime Tanimoto

Shinobu's husband

Mariko Kitazawa

Nami

Mayuko Hino

Mayuko Hino

Hie

Haruo Akiba

Jiro Shimoda

Masayoshi Nogami

Masayoshi Nogami

Watanabe, police chief

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