A scene from “Grotesque”

British film board bans sale of Japanese horror movie

Thursday 20th August, 05:52 AM JST

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yokomoc at 03:33 PM JST - 20th August

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/japanpledgestohaltproduction

If only
yokomoc at 03:42 PM JST - 20th August

presents the audience with little more than an unrelenting and escalating scenario of humiliation, brutality and sadism,”

Disillusioned, that sounds like the prospects for the female workforce in Japan
Nessie at 04:26 PM JST - 20th August

"Eviscerific!" -- Leonard Maltin
taiko666 at 04:44 PM JST - 20th August

In recent years the British film censors have become extremely broad-minded. Almost nothing is banned completely, and even mainstream cinemas show real, graphic sex (ever seen "9 Songs" ?) But I'm glad to see that this sort of violence is still beyond the pale. I've always found it weird that in places like the USA, an onscreen nipple is disgusting and immoral, whereas extreme violence is ok. And in Japan, soft porn is masked behind a mosaic, but grotesque gore is just fine. Good to see Blighty gets things the right way round in this respect.
yokomoc at 05:25 PM JST - 20th August

No graphic mutilation rape please, we're British
BurakuminDes at 07:23 PM JST - 20th August

Go into any suburban video shop in Japan and you will see worse movies than this sitting on the shelves...rape movies, torture and "real death" documentaries all seem to be popular judging by how many are on display. The Brits made the right decision.
Gloobey at 11:29 PM JST - 20th August

Glad to see the government is taking personal choice away there.

FYI, the BBFC isn't a government organisation, it is an independent body.
rajakumar at 12:01 AM JST - 21st August

British ban japanese horror movie. British banned also banned many others stuffs from japan during the British empire days. Lack of income from exports,started WW2.

1 japanese horror movie ban,does really affect Japan's income unless they ban many japanese movies.
usaexpat at 12:11 AM JST - 21st August

So did they ban the movie "Saw"? that was pretty gruesome. Personally I doubt I'd watch this but I do find it odd that Britain has this degree of censorship.
mnemosyne23 at 01:07 AM JST - 21st August

I'm not for censorship, but this movie certainly doesn't sound like something ANYONE should want to see. Why was it made? What purpose does it serve? Entertainment media is meant to be just that -- entertainment. Who in the world finds entertainment in brutal torture and rape? Horror movies are supposed to scare you, boost your adrenaline; not make you sick to your stomach and leave you feeling like you'll never be clean again. Movies like "Saw" and "Hostel" are bad enough; why do these things keep getting funded? These filmmakers have every right to make their films, but nobody has the obligation to fund, distribute, or publicize them.
Cliffy at 01:54 AM JST - 21st August

I have found that a lot of those so-call horror movies are not scary at all. They are more of gross than scary. Of course, a sudden loud noise will always startle people, but that cannot be classified as being scared. IMO, a good horror film will need to create the atmosphere that the hairs of the audiences will stand on their ends without even displaying any gross/special make-up scene. So far, in recent years, I have seen none and I have watched a lot of horror movies. Way too many that I think I am desensitized. Some of them are so boring that I actually felt asleep while watching them.
nikoniko78 at 10:16 AM JST - 21st August

I watched it last night.....it is rubbish! The Japanese is easy to understand though....
bushlover at 12:04 PM JST - 21st August

[Sounds terrible but surely a ban just makes many (including posters here!) want to watch it even more!] -- Not me. I don't even like mild horror movies. This is just sick and anyone that was involved in the production of such a disgusting film should be caned 100 lashes. We don't need this crap destroying our humanity. Let's stick to porn. At least they are involved in natural acts in most of the movies.
Bogi at 05:24 PM JST - 21st August

I just watched it.

It is, without a doubt, the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life. I feel violated in the sense that nothing can shock me anymore - only, perhaps, the same thing non-fiction.
Crokk at 05:15 AM JST - 25th August

Thanks god they didn't ban Hostel (1 & 2), THAT movies have a deep plot...