No.1 "The World of the Senses" is a 109-minute film co-produced by Japan and France, directed by Nagisa Oshima. The film was released in Japan on October 2, 1976, starring Ryuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Yasuko Matsui, Akika Serima, Kanae Kobayashi, etc. The film is based on the Abe Ding incident that took place in Japan in 1936.
The film tells the story of a maid who falls in love at first sight with her married boss and reveals their indulgent love story. The maid, Abe, was once a red geisha in Kyoto, while Ishida Yoshizo was the head of a wealthy family. Yoshizo fell in love with Abe at first sight, and Abe was also attracted to Yoshizo's dashing. At first, Abe was able to control his desires and emotions and offered to resign. However, as time passes, she becomes obsessed with being with Yoshizo and can't extricate herself.
The two elope to a hotel, where they go through an unusual experience. As they chase free-spirited to the brink of death, Abe strangled Yoshizo and cut off a part of him.
No.2 "Mermaid in the Sewers" is a Japanese underground experimental film, the fourth installment of the "Guinea Pig Series", adapted by director Hino Hideshi based on his own surprise manga of the same genre. The film tells the story of the consequences of human overdestruction and pollution of nature in the industrial age.
The film revolves around a depressed painter. When the painter went to the sewers to find inspiration, he accidentally found a mermaid that he had once met in a small river. The painter, attracted by the beauty and dreaminess of the mermaid, began to paint for her. However, over time, the painter discovered that the mermaid's abdomen had for some reason ulcerated, filled with terrible pockets of pus and sarcoma.
Although the painter tried to treat the mermaid, she refused to accept the help of drugs. Instead, the mermaid asks the painter to paint for her, and her condition continues to deteriorate, with the decay of her abdomen quickly spreading throughout her body.
She had turned into a disgusting monster and was in agony. Despite this, the painter still gave her warm care and squeezed out the pus for her. The painter's painting also changed with the mermaid's changes, until the mermaid finally died and the painting was completed, revealing a face covered in multicolored pus.
When the painter dissected the mermaid, he was surprised to find a baby. However, a neighbor reported the painter, which eventually led to his arrest by the police. The film ends with a freeze-frame shot of the mermaid's scales.
No.3 "Skin Love" is a romantic thriller directed by Takashi Miike and starring Ling Ishibashi and Hideki Shiina. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Ryu Murakami, which tells the story of a middle-aged man, Shigeharu Aoyama, who has the idea of remarrying seven years after losing his wife, but experiences a horrific incident after meeting 24-year-old Asami Yamazaki.
Shigeharu Aoyama is a middle-aged civil servant who raised his son on his own after losing his wife. As time passed, he began to feel lonely and worried that he would not find a new partner until he grew old. At this time his friends suggested that he participate in the filming of a new film, playing the role of a hero and having the opportunity to work with many young women. So, Aoyama agreed to the invitation.
During the filming of the film, Aoyama meets the beautiful former ballerina Asami Yamazaki and develops a crush. The two embark on a romantic relationship, and everything seems to be going well. However, despite some warning signs, such as Yamazaki's frequent mysterious disappearances, Aoyama ignores these early red flags and persistently pursues her.
However, the nightmare begins with a phone call. Whenever Aoyama calls Yamazaki, she always deliberately ignores it and then answers the phone with an evil smile. Subsequently, Yamazaki's hidden true colors are gradually revealed, which is terrifying. Eventually, Aoyama experiences gruesome insults, horrific knife cuts, and abuse.
No.4 "Holy Beast Academy" is a feature film directed by Norifi Suzuki, which tells the story of Maya, an unruly girl, who traces the mystery of her mother's accidental death. Norifumi Suzuki is a well-known Japanese director of genre films, and he presents a unique style in this film that brings a sensory and psychological impact to the audience.
Maya travels to the convent where her mother used to stay in order to solve the mystery about her mother's accidental death and find out the whereabouts of her biological father. In the convent, Maya discovers that the nuns live a sanctimonious life, severely suppressing human nature and desires, while there are many shocking and dirty facts among the nuns, such as cruel and perverted corporal punishment, homosexual relationships, and ambiguous relationships between the abbot and the priest.
The film shows the hidden dark side of the monastery's interior, allowing the viewer to see the secrets that have been kept under the rug. Genre film director Norifi Suzuki, in his own unique way, reveals the deformed life and distorted interpersonal relationships in the monastery. The plot of the film is filled with various shocking scenes, including scenes of the nuns being brutalized, the excesses of the archbishop, and the complicated relationship between the abbot and the priest.
No.5 "Killer Aichi" is an R-rated gangster film directed by Takashi Miike, starring Tadanobu Asano and Minamitomo Omori. The film was released in Japan on December 22, 2001. The story takes place in the darkest and most chaotic place in Japan, Kabukicho in Shinjuku, and the story mainly takes place in a homestay building called "Rogue Apartment".
Yoshio Yasui, the boss of the underworld organization Yasei, his mistress and 100 million yen in cash suddenly disappeared, and the gangsters in the gangster's apartment were killed one after another. Each person killed was left with a "one" shaped blood stain, and the outside world began to speculate that all this could be done by the legendary killer "Ichi".
The members of the Ansheng Group were shocked by these events, especially the group leader, Gakihara. He begins an investigation, but soon discovers that the team leader has been killed by the killer Ahyi. Ah Yi is a cowardly and introverted person who suffered trauma in his childhood, but he is hypnotized by Uncle A, the boss of the underworld. When he wears a special costume, he transforms into a quick-witted, ruthless killing machine.
In order to avenge the team leader, Yuanyuan began to lead his subordinates to find Aichi. In the process, they become embroiled in a fight against sadistic cop brothers Jiro and Saburo, a hostile organization, Onifune, and Suzuki. However, Yuanyuan also has ulterior desires deep in his heart, and he is overwhelmed by Aichi's ruthless killing methods, and he hopes that Aichi will bring him the ultimate senses.
Eventually, Gakihara finally finds Aichi, but his disappointment with Aichi's true face plunges him into despair and eventually chooses to commit suicide.
No.6 "The Two in the Fire Mouth" is a romantic movie directed by Haruhiko Arai, starring Yu Kajimoto and Komi Takiuchi, released in Japan on August 23, 2019. Based on the novel of the same name by Kazufumi Shiraishi, the film tells the story of Naoko, who is about to get married, and his former lover Kenji reunites, and the two rekindle their passion in a brief encounter.
Ten days before Naoko's upcoming wedding, she returns to her hometown of Akita Province to visit her family and reunites with her former lover Kenji by chance. While packing her luggage, Naoko finds a photo album that houses black and white photos of the two. The photographs evoke memories of their youth and stimulate their desire for desire. With only five days left before Naoko's fiancé returns, she can't resist the temptation and succumb to her heart's desires.
"Two People in the Mouth of Fire" expresses the entanglement and conflict between love and desire in a delicate and gentle way. The film shows the tortuous relationship between Naoko and Kenji, who are faced not only with the responsibilities and commitments of their marriage, but also with the emotions and desires evoked from their past love. Director Haruhiko Arai vividly shows the attraction and conflict between the two leading actors through careful narration and delicate performances.
No.7 "The Vortex of Love" is a Japanese love scale movie written and directed by Daisuke Miura. The film was released on March 1, 2014.
Roppongi, which takes place in Tokyo, hides a little-known peculiar custom shop in an upscale apartment. The store is open from 0:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., and the guests who came to the store included four men and four women, as well as a couple who joined halfway through. These guests have different identities and personalities, and in this short five-hour period, they will undress their disguises and invite each other to play a game. And this kind of game will also involve them all in a situation called "Vortex of Love".
In 2006, the play won the 50th Kishida Kunishi Theatre Award in the Japanese theatre industry. The film shows the complexity of human nature and the conflict of desires through meticulous plot construction and character portrayal.
No.8 "Flowers and Snakes" is a feature film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring Aya Sugimoto and Hironobu Nomura. The film was released in Japan on March 13, 2004. The film tells the story of Shizuko Toyama, an internationally renowned dance artist, who is tortured and humiliated because her husband is threatened by a mysterious person.
In a wealthy family, President Toyama and Shizuko Toyama have been married for ten years, but they have never had children. President Toyama is not in good health and is living in pain. However, one day, President Toyama is threatened by a group of mysterious people who take out a video of President Toyama's involvement in bribery and illegal transactions as a threat. Toyama thinks that he can solve the problem by paying for it, but he doesn't know the real purpose behind these people.
At the same time, Shizuko Toyama is also attacked by a mysterious person, but fortunately, her female bodyguard appears in time to save the day. It turned out that the purpose of these visitors was very simple, just to let Shizuko perform for a big boss who was over 90 years old and was about to die. President Toyama decides to let his wife fulfill this request, unaware that it will push Shizuko into a demon cave.
No.9 "Demon Experiment" is a Japanese horror film directed by Satoru Ogura and starring Hideshi Hino, released in 1985. The film is the first installment of the guinea pig series, telling the story of three men who kidnap a woman and brutally abuse her in order to explore "the limits of human suffering". This gore-inspired film sets the tone for the series, hence the name "Experimental Cinema".
With the theme of "Ten Tortures of the New Era", the film shows in detail the various tortures performed by three men on women, and this bloody and cruel method has given the series the title of "experimental film".
"Demon Experiment" challenges the audience's aesthetics and bottom line through these inhumane scenes, and provokes reflections on human nature. It reveals the divergence of human nature, driven by curiosity and intellectual curiosity. Further, if the "experiment" here is understood as an act for a certain purpose, then it can be assumed that humanity may be destroyed in order to achieve the goal. The purpose of the film is to understand the limits of human suffering, which requires contempt for human nature.
No.10 "Sin of Love" is a horror erotic film produced by Nikko Pictures, which was released in Japan on December 2, 2011. The film is directed and written by Sonoko Wen, starring Miki Mizuno, Kenma Tomino, Megumi Kagurasaka, etc.
Set against the backdrop of a murder in the 1990s in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, it tells the story of three women: Kazuko Yoshida, a female criminal convict, Mitsuko Ozawa, an elite university teaching assistant, and Izumi Kikuchi, a housewife who sells herself. The whole movie unfolds in a state of madness, unabashedly showing brutal violent S-killings and sensitive scenes, presenting the cruelty of reality and the distortion of human nature.
Izumi Kikuchi is married to a romantic novelist and lives an ordinary life. However, she decided to follow her heart's desire and become a mannequin to perform some excesses in front of the camera. Soon after, she began selling herself to strangers, but still lived the life of a model housewife when she returned home. One day, a brutally murdered body is found in a love hotel, and the police try to uncover the truth.
"The Sin of Love" outlines a twisted world of human nature with its extremely explicit scenes and X-bloody portrayal. The film shows the contrast between Izumi Kikuchi as a housewife and her selling herself outside, while also showing how the desire for lust and self-pursuit can lead to the depravity of human nature.