![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oshima transforms the lurid details into a concentrated chamber drama which shifts from heady exuberance to disturbing death thrall, turning the porno come-hither of its shagged-senseless outline into something that’s powerfully unsettling and culturally resonant. Heralding an unmissable BFI retrospective for Nagisa Oshima is an extended run for his no-holds-barred take on the notorious true-life story of Abe Sada, a prostitute found wandering in Tokyo carrying her innkeeper lover’s severed genitals. The passage of time may have lessened the shock value of its graphic sexuality, but for sheer – pardon the expression – creative balls, this tale of 1930s amour fou remains startling even now.
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