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Oxen Split Torturing

1976 · 80 min · Director: Yuji Makiguchi ★ IMDb 5.5 · 848 ratings

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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.

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Oxen Split Torturing (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Cast

YK
Yūsuke Kazato

RU
Rena Uchimura

AS
Akira Shioji

AS
Akira Shioji

MI
Masataka Iwao

MI
Masataka Iwao

RN
Ryuichi Nagashima

YT
Yûsuke Tsukasa

TF
Tetsuo Fujisawa

YH
Yasumori Hikita

MM
Mineko Maruhira

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Miki Masuda

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Kyōnosuke Murai

YY
Yoshiaki Yamashita

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Satoru Nabe

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Miho Manabe

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Akemi Ogikubo

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Maki Tachibana

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Takako Yagi

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Emi Jo

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Kuniomi Kitani

Details

Directed by
Yuji Makiguchi
Written by
Ichirō Ōtsu, Seiko Shimura
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
80 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.5 · 848 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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