Oxen Split Torturing

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Yūsuke Kazato

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Rena Uchimura

Akira Shioji

Masataka Iwao

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Ryuichi Nagashima

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Yûsuke Tsukasa

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Tetsuo Fujisawa

Yasumori Hikita

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Mineko Maruhira

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Miki Masuda

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Kyōnosuke Murai

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Yoshiaki Yamashita

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Satoru Nabe

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Miho Manabe

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Akemi Ogikubo

Takuzō Kawatani

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Maki Tachibana

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Takako Yagi

Emi Jo

Kuniomi Kitani

Crew

Art

• Kenji Yamashita Production Design

Crew

• Katsuo Katsuki Cinematography

Directing

• Yuji Makiguchi Director

Editing

• Eifu Tamaki Editor

Production

• Tatsuo Honda Producer

Sound

• Takeo Watanabe Music
• Kôichi Itô Sound

Writing

• Seiko Shimura Screenplay
• Ichirō Ōtsu Screenplay