Shogun's Joy of Torture

In this twisted trilogy of fact-inspired, Edo shogunate-set tales as only cult director Teruo Ishii could serve up, a young woman trying to cover her injured brother’s medical expenses is ripe for exploitation from his boss; a sexually frustrated abbess seeks to compromise a handsome monk’s vows; and a torturer instructs a tattoo artist in how to depict human anguish. Masumi Tachibana, Teruo Yoshida, Yukie Kagawa, Fumio Watanabe, Asao Koike star. 85 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.