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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: September 4, 1976

Runtime: 80 minutes

Genres: Horror, Drama

Rating: 6.0/10 (26 votes)


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Cast

  • Yūsuke Kazato

    Yūsuke Kazato

  • Akira Shioji

    Akira Shioji

  • Masataka Iwao

    Masataka Iwao

  • Yasumori Hikita

    Yasumori Hikita

  • Takuzō Kawatani

    Takuzō Kawatani

  • Emi Jo

    Emi Jo

  • Kuniomi Kitani

    Kuniomi Kitani

  • Ryuji Komine

    Ryuji Komine

  • Eizō Kitamura

    Eizō Kitamura

  • Takashi Noguchi

    Takashi Noguchi

  • Shunji Sasaki

    Shunji Sasaki

  • Masaharu Arikawa

    Masaharu Arikawa

  • Yukio Miyagi

    Yukio Miyagi