Jigoku (1960)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
Shocking, outrageous, and poetic, Jigoku (Hell) 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 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 thanks to its truly eye-popping (and gouging) imagery, 'Jigoku' created aftershocks that are still reverberating in cinema around the world today. - Actors:
- Shigeru Amachi, Utako Mitsuya, Yôichi Numata, Hiroshi Hayashi, Jun Ôtomo, Akiko Yamashita, Kiyoko Tsuji, Fumiko Miyata, Akira Nakamura, Kimie Tokudaiji, Akiko Ono, Tomohiko Ôtani, Kôichi Miya, Sakutarô Yamakawa, Rei Ishikawa, Hiroshi Shingûji, Hiroshi Izumida, Yôzô Takamura, Yûzô Harumi, Katsuzô Kitamura
- Directors:
- Nobuo Nakagawa
- Producers:
- Mitsugu Ôkura
- Writers:
- Nobuo Nakagawa, Ichirô Miyagawa
- Aka:
- Hell / The Sinners of Hell
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
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