Description:

aka: Sinners of Hell - After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelganger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell- literally. In the gloriously gory final third of the film, Nakagawa offers up his vision of the underworld in a tour de force of torture and degradation.

A striking departure from traditional Japanese ghost stories, Jigoku, with its truly eye-popping (and -gouging) imagery, created aftershocks that are still reverberating in contemporary world horror cinema. Though this film was made 49 years ago, the Hell scenes could still garnish an NC-17 if shown in a modern multiplex.

Masterfully photographed and acted. A classic horror tale which had significant impact on the styles and imaginations of subsequent Japanese horror directors.

DIRECTED BY: NOBUO NAKAGWA

1960 - JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES - COLOR - 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN - 101 MINUTES