Fleshbot 
Oct 7, 2008 1:30 PM
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If you've ever wondered where Japan's love of bizarre sexual ritual comes from, you can rest assured that this is not a recent development. Yes, flogging, hot tub bondage, and filthy horny nuns are time-honored themes in Japanese cinema—at least according to the selection of classic DVDs available at Japan Shock. These old rape-revenge fantasies, samurai-mob murders, and S&M sex romps are proof that erotically violent entertainment is nothing new, both here and abroad. Heck, even Genki-Genki is old hat to the "Shoguns of Joy Torture." You just can't beat Japanese sex horror dubbed into German voices.
If you've ever wondered where Japan's love of bizarre sexual ritual comes from, you can rest assured that this is not a recent development. Yes, flogging, hot tub bondage, and filthy horny nuns are time-honored themes in Japanese cinema—at least according to the selection of classic DVDs available at Japan Shock. These old rape-revenge fantasies, samurai-mob murders, and S&M sex romps are proof that erotically violent entertainment is nothing new, both here and abroad. Heck, even · Japan Shock (trailers @ japan-shock.com, via Otomano)
· "Wet Rope" (imdb.com)
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