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.
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
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Oxen Split Torturing itself).
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
In the crowded 1975-1977 Japan release window, Oxen Split Torturing sits at #44 of 51. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oxen Split Torturing premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Japan films in 1976.
The 466th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 39% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (73th percentile) outruns review volume (39th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Oxen Split Torturing, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- violence against women · 5
- sexual torture · 5
- violent death · 4
- tied up · 4
- blood bath · 3
- execution · 3
- women fight · 3
- sadistic torture · 3
- extreme sadism · 2
- sadistic · 1
- religious war · 1
- dripping blood · 1
- sadistic sex · 1
- blood lust · 1
- tortured to death · 1
- religious intolerance · 1
- summary execution · 1
- tied to a cross · 1
- torture · 26
- religion · 25
- brothel · 17
- sadism · 9
- sexual violence · 7
- softcore · 47
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 |