School of the Holy Beast (1974)
School of the Holy Beast (1974)
DVDRip | MKV | 829x732 | x264 @ 2000 Kbps | 91 min | 1,38 Gb
Audio: Japanese AAC 2.0 @ 159 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Thriller, Pinku
DVDRip | MKV | 829x732 | x264 @ 2000 Kbps | 91 min | 1,38 Gb
Audio: Japanese AAC 2.0 @ 159 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Thriller, Pinku
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Masahiro Kakefuda, Norifumi Suzuki
Stars: Yumi Takigawa, Emiko Yamauchi, Yayoi Watanabe
After the mysterious death of her mother, a young woman chooses to enter a convent to find out what happened. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing the woman. Also, the woman has to deal with a God-hating archbishop and a lesbian mother superior.
Norifumi Suzuki's "School of the Holy Beast" is a masterpiece in it's own right. This film about a girls journey into depravity is one of the most erotic films I have ever seen. With each new scene, it gets more beautiful, like an exotic, poisonous flower opening to reveal it's center. Filled with breathtaking color and endless mystery, this is the first film i have seen featuring the amazing actress Yumi Takigawa. She plays her part of Maya with a delicate and subtle perfection rarely seen in this genre of film. Maya is a modern Japanese woman, who enters the "Sacred Heart", a convent shrouded in lies, hypocrisy and sexual power games. It seems as if everyone has something to hide. This film seems to be a direct attack on the Catholic church. The beginning of the film is a bit deceptive, as we are led to believe that there will not be much in the way of a real story here. But when we find out the reason why the beautiful Maya has entered this place, the tension begins to mount. To hear certain people referring to these films as trash, and exploitation, saddens me greatly, as it is so undeserved here. This film is top-notch in every way. The camera work, the editing, the beautiful, dreamlike cinematography, is far superior to anything coming out of Hollywood these days. Sadly, this style of film making is a thing of the past. We are fortunate however, with the advent of DVD technology, that these little-known 1970's masterpieces are again available. One of the classiest, and most elegant Japanese "pink" films ever made. I give this one the highest rating.
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School of the Holy Beast (1974)
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