Jigoku

The callousness exhibited by a young theology student when he abandons the dying victim of a hit-and-run accident is punished when he is transported to Hell (Jigoku) and condemned to suffer forever among the rest of the netherworld’s damned souls. Nobuo Nakagawa’s poetic horror film is famed for its outrageous and shockingly gory depiction of the Inferno. Shigeru Amachi, Utako Mitsuya, Yoichi Numata star. AKA: “The Sinners of Hell,” “Story of the Great 8-Tombed Hell.” 101 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese mono; Subtitles: English; “making of” documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.