In the summer
of 2010, this film was denied release in England by the British Board
of Film Classification due to its excessive sexual sadism. "Releasing
the motion picture would cause a risk of harm to those viewing it,"
they reported.
Needless to
say, in the tradition of extreme Japanese gore cinema, here is a movie
for acquired tastes only. While the acting, photography and gore effects
are exceptionally good, the plot is minimalistic: a young couple is snatched
off the street to wake up shackled in a basement dungeon. Their kidnapper
is a calm, collected sadist only interested in degrading, torturing and
mutilating them.
A
Japanese film; original widescreen format (16:9), unrated and fully
uncut (73 min.) version in DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS NTSC, playable
on any American DVD machine; in Japanese language with optional English
subtitles.
Graphic
Violence/Adult Material/Nudity/
Rape/Sexual Brutality:
For Mature Audiences Only
![Grotesque (2010) unrated / Koji Shiraish [of Noroi fame]](Images/vd6687_1.jpg "Grotesque (2010) unrated / Koji Shiraish [of Noroi fame]")
