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(aka "Tokugawa irezumi-shi: Seme jigoku" or "Inferno of Torture" or "Hell's Tattooers")
Directed by Teruo Ishii
Japan 1969
Exploitation legend Teruo Ishii (Horrors
of Malformed Men,
Orgies of Edo) delivers one of his most extreme visions of violent
eroticism in this, the sixth in his abnormal love series. Tattoos and torture
await women forced into servitude in Ishii's Inferno of Torture. |
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Theatrical Release: May 2nd, 1969
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Review: Arrow Video - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Arrow Video - Region FREE - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:34:56.565 | |
Video |
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,777,981,550 bytesFeature: 29,439,049,728 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio |
LPCM Audio
Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Arrow Video
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,777,981,550 bytesFeature: 29,439,049,728 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 10 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
On their
Blu-ray,
Arrow Video use a linear PCM mono track (16-bit) in the
original Japanese language. Effects general centre around violence -
whiplashing ropes and bamboo sticks and a score by Masao Yagi (Yakuza
Law,
An
Actor's Revenge,
Orgies of Edo) , sounding a bit deeper with
more consistent dialogue. Arrow Video offer optional English subtitles
on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Arrow Video
Blu-ray
Teruo Ishii's Inferno of Torture
isn't Yasujiro Ozu - that's for sure. Sometimes labeled as a 'Toei
pinky violence' film (see like
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion or Teruo Ishii's Female
Punishment of the Tokugawa), Inferno of Torture
is more a curiosity - interestingly unusual cultural exploitation
involving fetishism. I
didn't find it particularly erotic - there are some pretty Asian gals
(Yumiko Katayama is a fox) -
they are mostly topless, but the torture sure isn't titillating. There
is also a fair amount of blood (see nudity and gore samples at bottom.) The tattooing is
interesting and even beautiful. Inferno of Torture
is different but also tasteless in spots. The Arrow
Blu-ray
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