Love and Crime

Japan, late 1800s. A severed head displayed. Obsessions bloom into murder, lust, and twisted revenge across four shocking cases. Ishii's anthology of criminal portraits evokes a lurid pulp energy.

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Teruo Ishii directed Love and Crime in 1969. See Teruo Ishii's full filmography, where to start with Teruo Ishii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Teruo Ishii.

Love and Crime was released in 1969 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.