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'From the father of Japanese horror cinema, Hell explores the further regions of the human imagination and the untold oceans of darkness beyond, in a stunning and epic evocation of the underworld that spares no effort assaulting the senses of the innocent viewer. There is indeed no waste of good suffering in Hell: as the film opens, theology student Shiro Shimizu (Shigeru Amachi) is not yet there (hell, that is), but he has certainly seen brighter days. After a hit-and-run accident that takes the life of a drunken yakuza, he tries to turn himself in… when a second car crash not only cuts his redemptive attempt short but also kills his fiancée Yukiko (Utako Mitsuya). This is where the real psychedelic, psychotic (and exotic?) fun really starts. A jaw-dropping mix of surreal, expressionist horror and psychological drama, Nakagawa's film still stands as one of the most innovative works of the genre ever.' The Japan Foundation