NIHONTO MONOGATARI

NIHONTO MONOGATARI (“Japanese Sword Story”) Production: Japan, 1957 Director: Asano Tatsuo Category: Documentary/Martial Arts Sacred film dedicated to the samurai sword, showing its crafting, its many uses, and its cultural and symbolic significance, all accompanied by spiralling Wagnerian music. It was the Japanese sword that allowed the Shogun’s samurai to Continue Reading

SADISMO

SADISMO Production: Italy, 1967 Director: Salvatore Billitteri US release title: Spots In the Sun Category: Mondo Mondo movie featuring concentration camp footage, Japanese devil masks, childbirth, female nudity and other delights, focusing on torture and human sacrifice. 1967 also saw the release of Gianni Proia’s penultimate mondo, Realtà Romanzesca. Posted Continue Reading