Sado-masochism has been a mainstay of Japanese art for a long time. During the 1980s, their filmmakers took explorations of S&M further than any cinema had before, and in so doing invented torture porn long before the term was coined to describe American movies like Saw and Hostel. The major difference in Japan is that the films were misogynistic as well. Below is a collection of ten one-sheets for Japanese sado-masochist films released in 1985 and 1986. We don’t recommend any of these for viewing, but the promo art, er… kills.
Caught in a trap and can’t get out.
Japan, The Torture: New Wife, The Torture: Noble Lady, Entrails of Beautiful Woman, Madame Sado: Female Hell, Virgin Sacrifice: Woman in Box, Virgin Sacrifice: Woman in Box II, The Masochist, Binzume jigoku, Hell in a Bottle, The Chastisement 3, Fresh Sacrifice 2, poster art, roman porno, sexploitation, cinema