5.9/10 465 votes

Released:
1976-09-04

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Horror, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Yūsuke Kazato
• 
  Rena Uchimura
• 
  Akira Shioji
• 
  Masataka Iwao
• 
  Ryuichi Nagashima