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British film board bans sale of Japanese horror movie

Entertainment Aug. 20, 2009 - 05:52AM JST ( 48 )

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TokyoLurkerAug. 20, 2009 - 07:11AM JST

If they started filming the daily reality in Japan, they might ban it as well.
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herefornowAug. 20, 2009 - 07:14AM JST

Anyone seen this movie? Has it sold well here in Japan?
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knoe666Aug. 20, 2009 - 07:17AM JST

Classic. Land Of The Rising sadism. Salaryman's delight ..... shame as not everyone here is a salaryman otaku
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NeilWarnockAug. 20, 2009 - 07:23AM JST

Well done. japan keep your perversions to yourself. Us British do not want to be corrupted by filth like this.

We like deceny qnd class; ie The Carry On Series etc...
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roughneckAug. 20, 2009 - 07:32AM JST

http://www.nipponcinema.com/blog/grotesquebringsnsfwtoawholenew_level/
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societymikeAug. 20, 2009 - 07:43AM JST

Censorship... will it ever stop? If you don't want to see it, DON'T WATCH IT!!!!!! As for my freedoms, Don't tread on me.

Now where to get this movie...
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OsakadazAug. 20, 2009 - 07:58AM JST

Is it a Miike film?LOL
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sakurasukiAug. 20, 2009 - 08:07AM JST

That's the power of Japanese horror movie they are having less offensive nor horror scene compare to the western movies but they can cause severe horrifying effect.
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yomuriAug. 20, 2009 - 08:22AM JST

Awesome

time to buy a few and stick them on ebay :D
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knewsAug. 20, 2009 - 08:28AM JST

Sounds terrible but surely a ban just makes many (including posters here!) want to watch it even more!
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KallyPygousAug. 20, 2009 - 08:36AM JST

Plenty of product placement opportunities for Makita here.
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pawatanAug. 20, 2009 - 08:40AM JST

I predict a spike in BT traffic for this movie to Britain! It's not exactly easy to ban something these days.
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PotsuAug. 20, 2009 - 08:41AM JST

Most of it sounds like a good Japanese cultural movie.
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kanadamanadaAug. 20, 2009 - 09:03AM JST

I saw the Japanese dissection torture movie GUINEA PIG while in University. I couldn't get through it and had to turn it off after about 15 minutes. I suppose this is along the same lines. i couldn't see a point but my understanding is these are made on low budgets and when one hits, the producers can cash in. I'm sure this ban only translates to increased sales for the producers.
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supercubAug. 20, 2009 - 09:09AM JST

Assuming this is fictionalized depictions of torture, i.e. no one is actually being tortured, then slap it with the most restrictive rating and be done with it. This is censorship.
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timorborderAug. 20, 2009 - 09:17AM JST

You bring the popcorn, I'll bring the barf bags.
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SargeAug. 20, 2009 - 09:20AM JST

"Grotesque"

Are the Kano sisters in this?

And is that the original title?
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AltriaAug. 20, 2009 - 09:46AM JST

These films are just like med school practicals - the first time you feel faint and queasy, but after a while you're taking a bucket of KFC into the theater.
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USNinJapan2Aug. 20, 2009 - 09:52AM JST

Sarge

Are the Kano sisters in this?

No. Only biodegradable actors were used...
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FryingMonkeyAug. 20, 2009 - 10:26AM JST

It’s art! LOL How can you censor art?
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noboritoAug. 20, 2009 - 10:27AM JST

you will be able to download it from the net about 3 days after the DVD is on sale. Who would buy movies these days?
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bokudayoAug. 20, 2009 - 10:45AM JST

USNinJapan2: LOL (so true!)

The Kano sisters really are grotesque, though...
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DisillusionedAug. 20, 2009 - 11:00AM JST

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

That sounds pretty right for a Japanese film. Video games are the same. nothing wrong with this culture.
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TokyoRoughGuyAug. 20, 2009 - 11:18AM JST

Glad to see the government is taking personal choice away there.
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gogogoAug. 20, 2009 - 11:21AM JST

“‘Grotesque’ features minimal narrative or character development and presents the audience with little more than an unrelenting and escalating scenario of humiliation, brutality and sadism,” the board said in a statement.

Welcome to Japan, the land of kiddy porn, weird fetish comics and films like this.
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F21FAug. 20, 2009 - 11:29AM JST

wtf, why can Japan make this kind of movie but video games with exploding heads and limbs and excessive blood get banned?!
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Patrick SmashAug. 20, 2009 - 11:42AM JST

noborito, you can already download it from the net. It's already on Mininova, BTJunkie and a bunch of others. That's not really the point though. The point is whether or not this should have been censored. I tend to think there is a limit to what we should see, and having sat through Saw and Hostel, if this is worse than those two, maybe it was the right decision.
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SiouxGirlAug. 20, 2009 - 12:12PM JST

Not my cup of tea. I prefer sex to violence, myself. Can I say that here?
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RandomTaskAug. 20, 2009 - 02:01PM JST

You just have, now if only you could post your contact details :)
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timorborderAug. 20, 2009 - 02:41PM JST

Japan should appeal this decision, why not send one of these "Ambassadors of Cute" over the UK to sort the Brits out.
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AltriaAug. 20, 2009 - 02:43PM JST

The board said the movie’s nonstop scenes of torture—including amputation, eye-gouging, castration and evisceration

I wonder how many spotty British teens jumped on BitTorrent as soon as they read that...
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yokomocAug. 20, 2009 - 03:33PM JST

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

If only
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yokomocAug. 20, 2009 - 03:42PM JST

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
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NessieAug. 20, 2009 - 04:26PM JST

"Eviscerific!" -- Leonard Maltin
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taiko666Aug. 20, 2009 - 04:44PM JST

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.
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yokomocAug. 20, 2009 - 05:25PM JST

No graphic mutilation rape please, we're British
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BurakuminDesAug. 20, 2009 - 07:23PM JST

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.
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GloobeyAug. 20, 2009 - 11:29PM JST

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

FYI, the BBFC isn't a government organisation, it is an independent body.
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rajakumarAug. 21, 2009 - 12:01AM JST

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.
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usaexpatAug. 21, 2009 - 12:11AM JST

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.
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mnemosyne23Aug. 21, 2009 - 01:07AM JST

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.
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CliffyAug. 21, 2009 - 01:54AM JST

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.
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nikoniko78Aug. 21, 2009 - 10:16AM JST

I watched it last night.....it is rubbish! The Japanese is easy to understand though....
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bushloverAug. 21, 2009 - 12:04PM JST

[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.
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BogiAug. 21, 2009 - 05:24PM JST

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.
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CrokkAug. 25, 2009 - 05:15AM JST

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