Oxen Split Torturing
5.8/10
Rating
80 min
Runtime
1976
Release Year
Yuji Makiguchi
Director
Cast
Yūsuke Kazato, Rena Uchimura, Akira Shioji, Masataka Iwao, Ryuichi Nagashima
Quick Synopsis
Set in Edo during the Shogun era, the film tells two separate stories. The first follows Iori, who falls in love with a young Christian girl at a time when Christians face severe persecution. After a raid captures her and her family, Iori's cruel master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second story centers on Sutezo, who is forced to work for a brutal brothel owner to pay off his debts. He forms a friendship with a young girl, and together they escape, surviving by relying on scams and petty theft.
Detailed Synopsis of Oxen Split Torturing
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a 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. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.
