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Graveyard of Honor
[Jingi no Hakaba]

仁義の墓場

Genre: Yakuza Moral Implosion Extraordinaire

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This infamous Fukasaku film marks a turning point in Japan's cinematic portrayal of yakuza, from that of a dying bushido breed to self-destructive and societally dangerous criminals. In a powerful and violent tale based on a real-life gangster from Fukasaku's own hometown, audiences are led to both simultaneously sympathize with and revile the monstrous Rikio and the path to hell he chooses.

Jigoku
[Hell / Sinner's Hell]

地獄

Genre: Classic Gore-laden Morality Tale

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When the good-natured Shiro gets mixed up with his rather sinister classmate Tamura, his life takes a drastic turn for the worse as he suddenly finds himself in the depths of human depravity. Inevitably he and those he caused to suffer find themselves within the horrors of the Eight Gates of Hell where they all will suffer eternally to atone for their sins. But once in Hell, Shiro learns a tragic secret which spawns within him the power of hope. This is a 1960 classic.

Sex and Fury
[Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô]

不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶

Genre: Sex, Sex, Sex and a Whole Lotta Fury

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After witnessing the murder of her father at an early age, Ocho has dedicated her life to avenging her father's death. She was left with only three clues, the images of a wild boar, a deer and a butterfly. When she eventually unlocks the mystery behind the killers' identity, it leads her down dark halls of, well, SEX and FURY.