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Yoshiwara

July 1, 2026

Yoto monogatari: Hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin giri (The Tale of the Demonic Sword: The Hundred-Man Killing Spree in Yoshiwara / Hero of the Red-Light District / Killing in Yoshiwara) (1960)

Directed by Tomu Uchida I’m back! Let’s celebrate by reviewing a film I swore I wouldn’t watch again because it was too upsetting. Toei didn’t release it on DVD until this year. Why the heck did it take so long?… Continue reading

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Yoshiwara

Yoto monogatari: Hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin giri (The Tale of the Demonic Sword: The Hundred-Man Killing Spree in Yoshiwara / Hero of the Red-Light District / Killing in Yoshiwara) (1960)