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Sadistic City

HIROKI Ryuichi

Japan199388min 16mm color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Based on a novel, the film deals with a confusing encounter with horror and lust that gnaws at the chasm of everyday lives. An ordinary salary man discovers evil nature hidden deep inside him and a series of unpredictable event follows. is considered a representative film of HIROKI Ryuichi's early years.

Diretor

HIROKI Ryuichi

Born in 1954 in Japan, Hiroki started his career as a film director with the Japanese softcore pornographic film genre of pink film. His 1994 feature film 800 Two Lap Runners was selected to Berlin International Film Festival in the same year. Another film in 2003 Vibrator was also widely seen overseas. The film won a number of awards including Best Actress for Shinobu Terajima at Tokyo International Film Festival. Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014) which was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Noise (2022) was selected to the competition of Udine Far East Film Festival in the same year.