Oxen Split Torturing

Oxen Split Torturing (1976) weaves two stark tales of Edo period cruelty and resilience. In the first, Iori’s passion for a Christian girl incites torment when her captors enslave her to torture him. The second follows Sutezo, a debtor forced into servitude at a brothel, where he forms an unlikely bond with a young girl. Their escape leads them into a life of petty crime, a testament to survival amidst barbarity. Both narratives expose the era’s brutality and the human capacity for endurance and solidarity.