The 15 Most Shocking Scenes in Japanese Cinema
In a cinema that never abstained from anything extreme, but, on the contrary, embraced everything grotesque, both in terms of violence and sexually, there was bound to be a plethora of shocking scenes. Add to that some peculiar humor, some extreme techniques used to present realistically, truly horrific scenes, broken taboos, and the absolute lack of regard for anything political correct, and you have the backbone of this list.
Evidently, the effort to winnow fifteen scenes from the vast plethora of shocking ones in Japanese cinema is not an easy task. However, with a focus on diversity, here are 15 of the greatest samples.
Please take caution, before reading, because the list contains many spoilers.
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It is, however, a prominent example of the dark and absurd sense of humor Japanese have, in a style that frequently appears on Kitano films.
12. The torture spectacle - Flower and Snake (Takashi Ishii, 2004)
While Shizuko has fully submitted to her torturers and the fact that she has become a spectacle for Tashiro and his perverted audience, things take a turn for the even worse. As she is bound on a cross that fallen down, the 95-year old Tashiro crawls onto her to satisfy his sexual urges.
The fact that Renji Ishibashi plays Tashiro in a truly disgusting fashion, the presence of the cross and Shizuko 's behaviour, who seemingly participates of her own will, result in a truly onerous scene.
However, what shocked the audience even more than the extremity of the film is that, up to that point, Aya Sugimoto was considered an idol, having a career in modeling, music, and TV. The fact that she he spent approximately 75% of her screen time unclothed and participating in humiliating sexual acts was unheard of for such high-profile individuals, although it did not forbid her from being voted as the second sexiest woman in