Sinners find themselves at the gates of Hell. Tokyo theology student Shiro is getting a ride from Tamura who callously runs over drunken pedestrian Kyoichi Shiga. The next day, Shiro reads that the dead Kyoichi was a gang leader and Tamura is remorseless. Kyoichi's mother vows to track down and kill the driver recruiting his girlfriend Yoko. Tamura's nightmare gets darker and darker.
The opening credit has semi-nude ladies posing and I wonder if this is going for erotic artistry. The director is definitely going for a lot of style in this early Japanese horror. Honestly, I can see where the tradition of Japanese horrors comes from. It's art-house poetry and crass sexuality. There are no jump scares but plenty of grotesque especially in Hell. It's a wild atmosphere. It's old school non-slasher horror which is new again. The mannequins thrown off the bridge are laughable while there are some other great artsy moves. It becomes a crazy long party and a gruesome torturous Hell. This is unlike most movies at the time.
The opening credit has semi-nude ladies posing and I wonder if this is going for erotic artistry. The director is definitely going for a lot of style in this early Japanese horror. Honestly, I can see where the tradition of Japanese horrors comes from. It's art-house poetry and crass sexuality. There are no jump scares but plenty of grotesque especially in Hell. It's a wild atmosphere. It's old school non-slasher horror which is new again. The mannequins thrown off the bridge are laughable while there are some other great artsy moves. It becomes a crazy long party and a gruesome torturous Hell. This is unlike most movies at the time.