Orgies of Edo

Disquieting, Tokugawa era-set "erotic grotesque" portmanteau as only Teruo Ishii could serve up offers the disturbing tales of an innocent (Masumi Tachibana) duped into prostitution by a yakuza (Toyozo Yamamoto), only to fall in a relationship with her exploiter; a merchant’s daughter (Mitsuko Aoi) feeding a penchant for disfigured lovers; and a sadistic noble (Asao Koike) attracted to a servant (Miki Obana) with similar appetites. Teruo Yoshida also stars. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.