The Joys of Torture in order

Films in Toei's The Joys of Torture series, all directed by Teruo Ishii. 8 films, 12h 7m in all, in release order.

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
1968 · 90 min
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.
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Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968 · 96 min
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Snoozefest
Orgies of Edo
1969 · 89 min
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
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Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1969 · 89 min
A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
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Inferno of Torture
1969 · 95 min
Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "production". Europeans pay more for tattooed beauties. Against this background, and considering the gorgeous tattooed women develop the history of confrontation between two highly skilled masters of tattoo.
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Yakuza Law
1969 · 96 min
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
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Love and Crime
1969 · 92 min
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
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Oxen Split Torturing
1976 · 80 min
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.
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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch The Joys of Torture in?

1. Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968), 2. Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968), 3. Orgies of Edo (1969), 4. Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (1969), 5. Inferno of Torture (1969), 6. Yakuza Law (1969), 7. Love and Crime (1969), 8. Oxen Split Torturing (1976).

How long does it take to watch all of The Joys of Torture?

About 12h 7m across 8 released films.

Do any The Joys of Torture films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.