

Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968-09-28 · 96 min · ★ 5.6
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
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- Directors
- Teruo Ishii
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Miki Obana
Masumi Tachibana
Fumio Watanabe
Teruo Yoshida
Asao Koike
Yukie Kagawa
Kichijirō Ueda
Tamaki Sawa
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