- Actors: Tsugumi Nagasawa, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Shigeo Ôsako
- Directors: Kôji Shiraishi
- Writers: Kôji Shiraishi
- Producers: Adrian Chaw, Kazue Udagawa, Kyôsuke Ueno, Takafumi Ôhashi, Yôichi Kobayashi
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Tokyo Shock
- DVD Release Date: 23 Nov 2010
- Run Time: 73 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B003VL3UR0
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,221 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A Japanese entry into the torture porn genre is more graphic yet at the same time less powerful (not to mention entertaining) than similar Western movies, like Saw, Hostel or a Serbian Film. A psycho who dresses as a doctor (and strongly resembles a young Takeshi Kitano) kidnaps a young couple and subjects them to all sort of degrading tortures. There is at least one powerful erotic scene as the captor fondles the bound captive girl genitals during several minutes. And there is an outrageous ending that resembles the ending of some of Takashi Miike's films. But for most of the time, I found this film pretty dull.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When the BBFC took the decision to ban this film from general release in the UK, it brought this film fame and attention that it patently does not deserve.
Grotesque is a terrible film with no redeeming qualities at all and easily one of the worst films that I have ever seen. Meaningless torture that, whilst unquestionably inventive in a couple of ways, is nothing more than a series of set pieces with nothing of any substance to connect it together. Yes, it's very violent - but for a film to scare or shock me, I need it all to mean something. It's utterly amateurish and the torture ends with a scene of such utter nonsense that all that's gone before it is rendered even more meaningless as the film opts for a comedy set-piece to conclude it all.
I don't mind the odd bit of out-and-out mindless gore from time to time. But I need it to have something of substance beneath the blood, even if it is really minimal substance, for me to enjoy it. Grotesque doesn't come close to managing it. There's just nothing here at all.
I don't think anybody involved in this emerges with any credit. No-one needs to see this, and no-one probably would have done anyway if it wasn't for the BBFC. Funny how things work out, eh guys?
Grotesque is a terrible film with no redeeming qualities at all and easily one of the worst films that I have ever seen. Meaningless torture that, whilst unquestionably inventive in a couple of ways, is nothing more than a series of set pieces with nothing of any substance to connect it together. Yes, it's very violent - but for a film to scare or shock me, I need it all to mean something. It's utterly amateurish and the torture ends with a scene of such utter nonsense that all that's gone before it is rendered even more meaningless as the film opts for a comedy set-piece to conclude it all.
I don't mind the odd bit of out-and-out mindless gore from time to time. But I need it to have something of substance beneath the blood, even if it is really minimal substance, for me to enjoy it. Grotesque doesn't come close to managing it. There's just nothing here at all.
I don't think anybody involved in this emerges with any credit. No-one needs to see this, and no-one probably would have done anyway if it wasn't for the BBFC. Funny how things work out, eh guys?
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Highly controversial, refused a certificate by the BBFC and banned in many other countries, this lovely little story tells the unfortunate tale of two young lovers on their first date. Aaah,a love story! Well not quite. On their way home they are attacked and beaten unconcious by a madman with a sledgehammer. He takes them back to his place and preceeds to sexually abuse and torture them for his own excitement. Fingers and hands are chainsawed, eyeballs gouged, testicles are hammered with huge nails, castration occurs...you get the idea. If you've ever sat through that other wonderful family classic 'GUINEA PIG: FLOWER OF FLESH AND BLOOD' you'll pretty much know what to expect. Certainly makes for uncomfortable viewing and definitely not for most tastes, nevertheless it's a well filmed shocker and the effects are very good. For gore fans and fans of Japanese cinema it's a must see (if you can get hold of it! (E-Bay will not list it - It breaks their sacred code of Violence!). However, having a bad body odour is no excuse to enact this type of violence on anybody, OK! It's not big and it's not clever! (Watch it - you'll understand).
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