Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei

"Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei" (1976) is a Japanese splatter film that tells two stories set in Edo period Japan. The first story revolves around Iori, played by Yūsuke Kazato, and his ill-fated love for a young Christian girl, who is captured and enslaved by a sadistic master, leading to her torture and execution. The second story follows Sutezo, played by Akira Shioji, who befriends a young girl in a brothel and, together, they escape and struggle to survive through scams and petty theft. The film explores themes of religious intolerance, violence against women, and extreme sadism.