In the 10th year of the Showa era, Prince Shiranui (Koji Shimizu) was planning to stage the play 'The Rise of Evil' by Marquis de Sade, directed by himself, with his wife Tamayo (Seiran Li) in the lead role, supported entirely by a cast of criminals from the theater troupe. The prince instructed the troupe's criminal (Maki Muneaki) to assault his wife as part of the behind-the-scenes direction... This peculiar work, directed by Akio Jissoji, transforms Sade's original work into a play within a play, depicting the decadence of the aristocracy just before the 226 incident of the early Showa period with rich eroticism. It captures perversion, desire, and decadence with thoroughly stylish visual beauty while skillfully portraying the resulting sense of mad isolation. Additionally, since the setting is early Showa-era Tokyo, it has been praised as a work that complements Jissoji's previous work 'The Tale of the Imperial Capital'. The remarkable performance of Koji Shimizu, who embodies both elegance and madness, is also noteworthy. This suspense mystery, unleashed by the eccentric Akio Jissoji, draws on the roots of sadism as defined by Marquis de Sade...
Mid-Night Video
Immoral prosperity
actor： Li Xinglan, Shimizu Koji, Makiye Kozo
director：Akira Jissoji
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type：Mid-Night Video
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status：HD Chinese subtitles
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updated：2025-05-15
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region：Japan
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year：1988
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language：Japanese
plot：In the 10th year of the Showa era, Duke Shiranui (Koji Shimizu) was planning to ...more