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Plot. Hirosuke (Teruo Yoshida), a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance.
Jun 24, 2017 · We can, however, lay out the basic arc of a plot, and it goes like this: Hirosuke (Yoshida Teruo) is cooling his heels in an insane asylum, where he ended up after accidentally murdering a woman in a circus act.
Sep 3, 2018 · Based on an already disturbing novel by Japanese literary maestro Edogawa Rampo entitled The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, the film charts the surreal journey of medical student Hirosuke Hitomi (Yoshida), who came of age in a bizarre performing carnival.
Sep 17, 2018 · Japanese genre filmmaker Teruo Ishii was right at home with ero guro, having helmed all eight entries of Toei Studio’s ‘Joys of Torture’ series that began with Shogun’s Joy of Torture and ended with Porno Samurai Theatre: Bohachi Code of Honour.
Dec 2, 2023 · The film is based on the novels Strange Tale of Panorama Island and The Demon of the Lonely Isle by Edogawa Rampo¹. Hirosuke, a medical student portrayed by Teruo Yoshida, finds himself in a peculiar situation. Despite his sanity, he is confined within the walls of an asylum, with his past a blur.
Feb 19, 2019 · Stunningly directed by Teruo Ishii, a leader in Japan’s cult and exploitation scene, Horrors is like Alejandro Jodorowsky traveled to an isolated Japanese island to make a noir film with mutants.
Hirosuke (Teruo Yoshida), a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance.
