The Torture Club

2014 1h 37m JA

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 51

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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The "Torture Club" is an official after-school activity at the private school Saint Honesty Gakuen. Yuzuki has no idea about the club when she enrolls, and gets abducted by the club members and hauled off the club-room. There, she finds out that upper-class student Aoi, her secret idol, is in the club, and decides to join, but…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noriko Kohara
Yuzuki Muto
Haruna Yoshizumi
Aoi Funaki
Yuki Mamiya
Yuri Kobashi
Mika Yano
Maika Shinzaki
Nami Motoyama
Kanako Mochida
Secretary
Reiko Hayama
Rin Hokuto
Shungicu Uchida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōta Yoshida
Writers: Kōta Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kōta Yoshida, shot by Masafumi Seki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Matsumoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masayuki Narumi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Noriko Kohara and Haruna Yoshizumi and Yuki Mamiya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3617996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kōta Yoshida directs. Masafumi Seki behind the camera. Akira Matsumoto scores. Masayuki Narumi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kōta Yoshida, shot by Masafumi Seki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Matsumoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masayuki Narumi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Noriko Kohara and Haruna Yoshizumi and Yuki Mamiya carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3617996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "bondage", "lesbian relationship", "torture", "based on manga".