The The Joys of Torture movies in order
There are 8 The Joys of Torture films, about 12.1 hours in total. The first was released in 1968, the latest in 1976. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Films in Toei's The Joys of Torture series, all directed by Teruo Ishii.
- 1
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968)
19 May 1968 · 90 min
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.
- 2
Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
28 Sep 1968 · 96 min
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
- 3
Orgies of Edo (1969)
9 Jan 1969 · 89 min
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
- 4
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (1969)
21 Feb 1969 · 89 min
A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
- 5
Inferno of Torture (1969)
2 May 1969 · 95 min
Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "production". Europeans pay more for tattooed beauties. Against this background, and considering the gorgeous tattooed women develop the history of confrontation between two highly skilled masters of tattoo.
- 6
Yakuza Law (1969)
27 Jun 1969 · 96 min
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
- 7
Love and Crime (1969)
27 Aug 1969 · 92 min
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
- 8
Oxen Split Torturing (1976)
4 Sep 1976 · 80 min
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, b
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.