Shogun's Joys of Torture
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is a 1968
Japanese film in the Ero guro (erotic-grotesque) sub-genre of Toei
's style of Pink film. Directed by Teruo Ishii
, the film is considered a precursor to Toei's ventures into the "Pinky violent" style in the early 1970s.
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1968 in film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
Japanese film in the Ero guro (erotic-grotesque) sub-genre of Toei
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
's style of Pink film. Directed by Teruo Ishii
Teruo Ishii
was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joys of Torture . He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan...
, the film is considered a precursor to Toei's ventures into the "Pinky violent" style in the early 1970s.
Availability
In May, 2005, Shogun's Joys of Torture was released on region-1DVD region code
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