Yakuza Law, 1969. Directed by Teruo Ishii. Starring Ryûtarô Ôtomo, Bunta Sugawara, Minoru Ôki, and Renji Ishibashi. SYNOPSIS: Three short stories detailing how the Yakuza dealt with those who broke the rules during different eras of Japanese history. According to one character in Yakuza Law there are two essential rules that Yakuza warriors live by […]
Blu-ray Review – Orgies of Edo (1969)
Orgies of Edo, 1969. Directed by Teruo Ishii. Starring Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Akira Ishihama, and Mitsuko Aoi. SYNOPSIS: Anthology featuring three stories revolving around the punishment and torture of women set during Japan’s Gentoku era. During the late ‘60/early ‘70s a sub-genre of Japanese cinema called pinky violence came to prominence, with […]