Jigoku (1979)

I've been planning to watch this movie ever since I finished Nobuo Nakagawa's Jigoku as part of 3 themed films and titled Hell/Jigoku that I want to watch.

Focusing on the sins of infidelity and incest (probably murder also), then how these sins affect life and give pain to the living and the dead.

This film really gave me goosebumps since the opening, it really emphasized that they didn't play around with this sinful act plus it was supported by a very slick story with poignant, emotional and desiring dialogues.

This film has a bizzare atmosphere, it's hard to explain it but because of the atmosphere, the sins that Miho/Aki, Unpei, Shima, Ryuzo, Yukio and Kumi made me nervous even more, because this film takes the theme of sin & hell so what they do in this world must be punished in hell, not too different from the hell described by my religion.

I've read some other user reviews, some say this film is a revenge story, after thinking about it, there's some truth in it, Miho takes revenge in the form of her daughter, Aki, by dragging the person who hurt Miho to go to hell, not just killing them but 'take them to hell'.
But I was more focused on the sin that was carried while watching this film, a good decision to make infidelity and incest the main sin, the director, Tatsumi Kumashiro, is used to making pink films so no doubt about 'those kind of scene' and the final result is that this film is like a big upgrade, has a solid story, actors who act very well, then this film really has visuals that are astonishing, the production design is top-notch.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, there are two moments that hit me hard as a human who still commits sins everyday, 1.) When Ryuzo who has become bone sheds tears, as if representing the torment of the grave (he should be buried) is exists; 2.) When Shima who had entered hell was tortured, until her body was destroyed but later her body was intact again so that she would be tortured until she is clean from sin.

I think that's all I want to say after watching this film, some of which I wrote based on my beliefs so sorry if it feels sadistic but it is what it is, so that we as human beings become good human beings regardless of life there are many choices but being good people without doing anything weird and sinful is the best choice.
If we have committed many sins, we can repent so that our sins are forgiven, just believe that God will forgive all our mistakes and then we live on a good path for the rest of our lives.

Thank you.

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