Win Toei`s INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray From Arrow Video US!

Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1969 Toei Co., Ltd.

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Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1969 Toei Co., Ltd.

Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the new Blu-ray of Toeis INFERNO OF TORTURE (徳川いれずみ師 責め地獄, Tokugawa Irezumi-shi Seme Jigoku, 1969). Exploitation legend Teruo Ishii (HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN, ORGIES OF EDO) delivers one of his most extreme visions of violent eroticism in this, the sixth in his abnormal love series. Tattoos and torture await women forced into servitude. Unable to repay a local lender, Yumi (Yumika Katayama) takes up an offer to serve as a geisha for two years with a promise of freedom once her debt is repaid. She quickly realizes that this is less a house of geishas than an extremely cruel brothel specializing in supplying western visitors with tattooed playthings. Taken under the wing of one of the leading tattoo artists vying for a coveted spot in the Shoguns good graces through his work, Yumis body becomes a battleground as a rival artist becomes determined not to lose his spot at the top. When the madam, Otatsu (Mieko Fujimoto) trains her eye on the blossoming relationship between the benevolent artist Horihide (Teruo Yoshida) and his model, she makes sure that her stay is less than hospitable, inspiring the torturous inferno of the title. Following Ishiis legendary SHOGUNS JOY OF TORTURE and ORGIES OF EDO, the prolific filmmaker still manages to turn up the heat in this incredibly violent and salacious entry in a filmography unlike any other. From the films opening scene depicting some of the most perverse violence ever captured on screen, through to the shock ending that will leave the audiences mouths agape, theres nothing quite like INFERNO OF TORTURE. Tender romance clashes with vile sadism as a sea of tattooed female flesh floods nearly every frame of this film depicting Japans Edo period as only Ishii could. The INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray is now available from Arrow Video US. The movie features a High Definition (1080p) presentation with the original uncompressed mono Japanese soundtrack and optional English subtitles. Extras include an audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes, Erotic Grotesque Nonsense & the Foundations of Japan’s Cult Counterculture, the trailer, and a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Jacob Phillipss. This first pressing also comes with an illustrated featuring new writing on the film by Chris D. The suggested retail price is $39.95.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION

Prize: A. There are four (4) prizes, each consisting of one (1) INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray. B. The prizes will be shipped to the contest winners so entrants must include a valid mailing address. This contest is only open to participants in the United States and Canada. C. In the event that a winner chooses not to (or cannot) accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim to that prize. D. One entry per person. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution of prizes allowed. Duration of contests: A. The "INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray" contest runs from July 23 until 11:59pm on August 3, 2020. How to enter: A. Submit your name, email address, and mailing address for the random drawing. B. Be sure to write "INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray" in the subject header of your email entry. SciFi Japan often runs multiple contests at the same time, so any entries without "INFERNO OF TORTURE Blu-ray" in the subject header will be discarded. Determination of winners: A. Only contestants who have submitted the requested information will be entered in the final drawing. The first four randomly drawn eligible entries will be judged the winners for this contest. B. SciFi Japan is not responsible for typographical, electronic or other errors in Internet operation affecting the offering, outcome, administration of the contest or the announcement of prizes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. C. The decision of Arrow Video US and SciFi Japan is final. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the SciFi Japan judges, which are final and binding in all respects. D. Following the drawing, winners will be notified via email.

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