Overview

From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult—are dramatized with gruesome detail as their perpetrators stand trial in Hell. An angst-ridden girl, Rika, is carried off to Hell by an old woman she meets in a neighborhood park. There she gets a first-hand look at the excruciating agony of those found guilty—by Lucifer himself—of committing heinous crimes during their time on Earth.

Cast

Mutsumi Fujita, Hisayoshi Hirayama, Yōko Satomi, Kenpachirō Satsuma, Kinako Satō, Ryûji Takasaki, Tetsuro Tamba, Chiho Yoshida

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What is "Japanese Hell" about?

From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult—are dramatized with gruesome detail as their perpetrators stand trial in Hell. An angst-ridden girl, Rika, is carried off to Hell by an old woman she meets in a neighborhood park. There she gets a first-hand look at the excruciating agony of those found guilty—by Lucifer himself—of committing heinous crimes during their time on Earth.

When was "Japanese Hell" released?

Japanese Hell was released in 1999.

Who stars in "Japanese Hell"?

The cast includes Mutsumi Fujita, Hisayoshi Hirayama, Yōko Satomi, Kenpachirō Satsuma.