江户时代后期，池田屋事件后，江波三郎身怀为新撰组原局长叔叔芹泽鸭复仇的愿望、以奸细身份加入了新撰组，目睹低层武士因触犯幕府规则而遭残暴对待，从最初的震惊愤慨，到后来逐渐麻木，并以身不由己为麻醉自己的借口，逐步参与到这场血腥行动中，最终身份败露，仍逃不过杀戮。镜头风格多变，此片为加藤泰代表作之一。

In 1928, Gaston Modot was on the set of the ambitious production of *The Marvellous Life of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Lorraine*, directed by Marco de Gastyne. During the day, he played a secondary role, that of Lord William Glasdale, commander of Les Tourelles. But at night or between takes, he immersed himself in a completely different project: the cinematic adaptation of a short story, *Torture by Hope*, taken from the collection *New Cruel Tales* written by Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. 　　By exploiting a fortuitous loophole, the modest production of *Cruel Tale* managed to minimize its expenses by reusing sets (Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Vézelay Basilica), equipment, some actors, and a smaller technical crew from Marco de Gastyne's costly film, which benefited from public and Church support, permits, and other conveniences. 　　*Cruel Tale*, Gaston Modot’s sole directorial work, is a film born in the shadows. The shadow of the luminous Joan of Arc, a heroic figure through whom the 500th anniversary of the liberation of Orléans was being commemorated. The dark shadow of a dungeon where heretics who refused to recant were tortured under the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th century. *Cruel Tale* thus evokes shadows through its subject and its forms. Beyond mysticism and its obscurantist deviations, the character played by Gaston Modot carves a path toward light, one that can be followed through a purely cinematic reading, where shadows, initially thick and merged, gradually separate and traverse nuances. Gaston Modot, the director, demonstrates remarkable mastery in composing shots inhabited by the terror of a condemned man attempting to escape. The handheld, trembling camera, along with equally subjective and hallucinatory superimpositions, follows the hunted man in a deeply inspired motion. 　　*Cruel Tale* was released in 1930, a time when sound cinema was at its zenith, celebrated as the latest technological innovation. To the extent that it rendered the earlier form of cinema obsolete—a form that would acquire the handicap of silence, later retroactively labeled as “silent.” Should we see, in the injunction addressed to the condemned man in *Cruel Tale*, an unconscious reflection of the condemnation of a cinema that refused to speak? 　　Mehdi Taibi

真琴是一个天真烂漫的高中生，一次，她被大学生阿清从一个绅士的纠缠中“解救”出来。后来，两人你来我往，发生了关系。他俩尝到了甜头，便合伙去勾引中年男子，设圈套套钱。她的行为被姐姐由纪发现了，并训斥了她一顿。真琴一怒之下和阿清同居了。由纪年轻时和秋本恋爱过，但不久被贪图安逸的秋本所抛弃。一天，由纪去秋本的诊所看病，得知秋本刚为真琴做了流产手术。在这之前，阿清为真琴做流产手术的费用，还想搞个美人局的圈套。真琴不愿意，两人大吵一架。之后，真琴又去找以前那个绅士，阿清也去找以前的情人。后来，阿清又去威胁绅士赔偿损失，让绅士反咬一口，被关进了拘留所。阿清靠阔夫人出钱，得到释放。出狱之后，阿清感到自己软弱无力，与真琴告别，途中被美人局事件连累的流浪汉打死。真琴得知阿清已死，更加自暴自弃。她又重蹈覆辙，最后，从飞驰的车上跳下身亡。

真琴（桑野美雪 饰）是个叛逆的女高中生，一次搭便车时她险被车主非礼，幸好被路过的藤井清（川津祐介 饰）救下。次日二人再次相遇，相约到水边游玩，然而阿清却粗暴对待真琴并企图强暴她。事后真琴并没有迁怒于阿清，还给他留下了联系方式。阿清却迟迟没有联系真琴，因为他与一个有夫之妇有染。伤心的真琴在酒吧里借酒消愁，遭到几个小混混骚扰。阿清赶来救下真琴，于是二人再度和好，并决定同居。因为把钱都给了小混混，阿清交不起学费，他便决定和真琴联手，敲诈那些愿意搭载真琴的中年男人，二人屡屡得手。不久后真琴怀孕，阿清执意要她去堕胎。为了筹钱，阿清只好又和有夫之妇上床，另一方面，郁郁寡欢的真琴和另一个男人发生关系。这对恋人都不知道，会有怎么样的命运等着他们。

二战遗孤登川（宍戸錠 饰）从中国返回日本后，不久便遁入黑道。因犯下累累罪行，登川最终锒铛入狱，不久却被恶德律师伊藤保释出狱。原来某黑帮头目垂涎马会高达1亿2千万的现金，因此指示伊藤救出登川，企图让他劫持马会的运钞车。为了给在医院中的妹妹梨枝（松原智恵子 饰）治病，登川接受了这项危险重重的任务。他找到了白井（小高雄二 饰）、冈田（井上昭文 饰）、寺本（草薙幸二郎 饰）等人，制定了一份详细的劫持计划。初步的行动虽然进展顺利，但是状况频发，所有的人都置于了危险之地。正所谓人为财死，鸟为食亡…… 　　本片根据大藪春彦的小说改编。

自己を犠牲にしてまで主君に仕える日本人の被虐的精神構造を、江戸時代から現代までの7つのエピソードで描くオムニバス映画。第13回ベルリン映画祭で金熊賞を獲得した。物語は現代に生きるサラリーマン・飯倉が、ダムの入札をめぐって上役から競争会社の情報を盗むように言われ、スパイをしたその恋人が自殺未遂をするところから始まる。映画はそこから飯倉の先祖にさかのぼり、主君や国家のために犠牲になって死ぬ飯倉家七代の残酷な歴史を綴っていく。藩主の落度を被っての切腹に始まり、殉死、不義密通の濡れ衣で男根を切られたり、老中に娘を献上したり、戦争で死んだりと、異様なエピソードの数々に日本人の原形が重ね合わされる。

阪本龙马是属于最低等级的武士，他尝试脱离封建等级制度及决定要争取一个民主社会。在公元1860年代早期，他与好友中平居于江户。两人暗杀海军司令，但未能完成。在公元1865年，龙马努力促成上士与佐士合作以推翻幕府的统治。幕府两次行动未能统令佐士，以玫其权力地位下降。在公元1867年10月15日，日王室终能统治全国……

绝叫！狂热！爆衣！用ROCK来发动日本革命！冒险和音游的接合，全新幕末物语登场！时值幕末，新选组作为最高爱护（Top Idol顶级偶像），被德川幕府利用，对人民进行洗脑。以坂本龙马为首的志士们开始使用ROCK的力量改变世界。 动画改编自一款2014年2月27日发售的PSP为平台恶搞向音乐节拍游戏。游戏中玩家扮演幕末志士坂本龙马，利用摇滚乐来改变日本，开启摇滚革命。此外日本幕末时期的名人高杉晋作，桂小五郎，冲田总司和土方岁三等也将华丽登场。以幕末为舞台，幕府直属的顶级偶像组合·新选组的「天歌」深得民心，支配了国家。而对幕府的行动抱有疑问，愤愤不平的幕末志士们掀起了一场摇滚革命……

Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder. 　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much. 　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.