Unearthed Films Releasing Village Of Doom

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Coming 10/22/24.

"A classic Japanese true crime story, Village of Doom is a chilling reenactment of the infamous Tsuyama Massacre, a revenge killing spree that occurred on the night of 21 May 1938 in the rural village of Kamo near Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture. Mutsuo Toi, an emotionally distraught 21-year-old man who had been ostracized by his fellow villagers, went on a violent killing spree that took the lives of 30 people, including his own grandmother. Before finally killing himself, Toi visited his revenge upon the village using a shotgun, Japanese sword and axe. It remains the deadliest mass murder spree in Japanese history."

Bonus Materials:

Audio commentary by Asian film experts Arne Venema and Mike Leeder
Dark Asia with Megan: Case #57 Japan’s Darkest Night, Tsuyama Massacre
Promotional Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

[Ignatius Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ignatius]

Saw this one last year and it doesn't really work. Sits on that awkward boundary between arthouse and exploitation and never manages to find the right tone for what it's trying to do. Really jarring score too. Not awful but best approached as an interesting failure.

[Zaibatan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zaibatan]

Sits on that awkward boundary between arthouse and exploitation...

That's exactly what I like about it and many other Nikkatsu Roman Porno productions.

Good to see Unearthed tap into that well.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

That's exactly what I like about it and many other Nikkatsu Roman Porno productions.

Good to see Unearthed tap into that well.

Yeah that's a blend I usually really dig as well.