Many viewers can probably resist Ishii's deviant blend of kinbaku, paraphilia, monstrosity & surrealism - but those who cannot are in for a heady treat that casts them, like the Lord's only surviving heir, as falling somewhere between human & beast

It is absolutely garish and ugly stuff: regularly unpleasant to watch, difficult to digest, and yet oddly compelling at the same time.

"Orgies of Edo" is a definite cult film, and evidently, a difficult one to watch. At the same time, though, it features an artistry rarely featuring in the category, which will definitely reward anyone who is willing to see beyond its extremity

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