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Japan’s legendary “King of Cult” Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men, Shogun’s Joy of Torture) delivers four dramatized tales of real-life crimes of passion involving women across the ages in this grotesque anthology featuring the stories of the “Hotel Nihonkaku Murders”, the notorious “poison wife” and last woman in Japan to be executed by beheading, Oden Takahashi, the brutal serial killer Yoshio Kodaira and the story of Sada Abe, the infamous castratice featured in Nagisa Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses. 88 Films is proud to present this unflinching look at female pathology drawn from Japan’s criminal casebooks for the very first time outside Japan. SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition Blu-ray presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio Original Mono 2.0 Audio with new English subtitles Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp & Amber T. Brand-new filmed introduction by Mark Schilling Stills Gallery Trailer Original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: AB Audio: Original Mono 2.0 Audio Picture: High Definition Blu-ray in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio Runtime: 92 mins approx. Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Cert: 18 Theatrical Release Date: 1969
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Love and Crime (1969)
92 min
A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.