When it comes to the often seedy world of exploitation films, the rape-revenge thriller has always been close to the bottom of the moral barrel. Films like I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1983), HOUSE BY THE LAKE (1976) and SUDDEN DEATH (1985) attempt to justify the sadistic spectacle of a brutal sexual assault by transforming the victim into a savage avenger who hunts down and slaughters each of her attackers. But while closely following the formula, this admittedly brutal film by Japanese director Takashi Ishii — whose credits include the ingeniously twisted yakuza thrillers GONIN 1 & 2 and the popular "Black Angel" series — is an exception. It downplays the initia...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
101 mins