If you loved Blind Woman's Curse, try Shogun's Joy of Torture

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Teruo Ishii, and they both carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Blind Woman's Curse, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Shogun's Joy of Torture is

Tokyo streets at dusk a lone flute sounds. Three women face brutal judgment. A classic of 60s Japanese horror.

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