Cruel Tales of the BohachiDirected by Teruo Ishii/Takashi Harada Starring Tetsurō Tamba, Gorô Ibuki, Tatsuo Endô, Reiko Ike, Bin Amatsu, and Takashi Ebata.SYNOPSIS:Box set featuring two examples of early 1970s ero guro jidaigeki samurai cult classics.Eureka Entertainment bring the swords and sex with their latest release Cruel Tales of the Bohachi, a limited edition set […]
Blu-ray Review – Yakuza Law (1969)
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 – do not steal […]
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 a collection of movies […]
