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The Joys of Torture Collection

The Joys of Torture Collection

Films in Toei's The Joys of Torture series, all directed by Teruo Ishii.

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.
Shogun's Joy of Torture
Shogun's Joy of Torture

Shogun's Joy of Torture

A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Orgies of Edo
Orgies of Edo

Orgies of Edo

Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture

Inferno of Torture

Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "production". Europeans pay more for tattooed beauties. Against this background, and considering the gorgeous tattooed women develop the history of confrontation between two highly skilled masters of tattoo.
Yakuza Law
Yakuza Law

Yakuza Law

A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
Love and Crime
Love and Crime

Love and Crime

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.
Oxen Split Torturing
Oxen Split Torturing

Oxen Split Torturing

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.