Japan Synopsis
徳川女刑罰絵巻 牛裂きの刑
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1 – During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with 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, and tries breaking her spirit by means of rape, torture and pure sadism. After Iori refuses to participate any longer he is exiled, but vows to get her back no matter what it takes. 2 – When Sutezo is forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, he becomes friends with a young girl named Sato in process. Together, they both escape and try to get by on scams and petty theft.
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
51 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Oxen Split Torturing sits at position #44.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Oxen Split Torturing. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oxen Split Torturing premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,106 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #246 of 391 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | September 4, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0367151 |