Jigoku
Director: NAKAGAWA NOBUO
Shocking, outrageous, poetic, and brutally frightening, Jigoku is the most innovative creation from Nobuo Nakagawa, the father of the Japanese horror film.
After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelganger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell— literally. In the gloriously gory final third of the film, Nakagawa offers up his vision of the underworld in a tour de force of torture and degradation.
A striking departure from traditional Japanese ghost stories, Jigoku, with its truly eye-popping (and -gouging) imagery, created aftershocks that are still reverberating in contemporary world horror cinema. Though this film was made 49 years ago, the Hell scenes could still garnish an NC-17 if shown in a modern multiplex. Masterfully photographed and acted.
A classic horror tale which had significant impact on the styles and imaginations of subsequent Japanese horror directors. It is a relatively complex plot and moves along rapidly throughout the entire 101 minutes.
Remastered Print
1960 Color Anamorphic Widescreen 101 Min.
Japanese with English subtitles.
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