Seijû gakuen (1974)

Director:

Norifumi Suzuki

Writers:

Masahiro Kakefuda (writer)
Norifumi Suzuki (writer)

Release Date:

16 February 1974 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After the mysterious death of her mother, a young woman chooses to enter a convent to find out what happened...

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Brutality | Crucifix | Perversity | Rose

Cast

Yumi Takigawa	...	Maya Takigawa
Emiko Yamauchi	...	Matsuko Ishida
Yayoi Watanabe	...	Hisako Kitano
Ryouko Ima	...	Natarii Guriin (Natalie Green)
Harumi Tajima	...	Tamao Oka
Yuuko Oribe	...	Kaoru Onotsuka
Marie Antoinette	...	Janetto (Janet)
Emi Shiro	...	Youko Watanabe
Rie Saotome	...	Emi Takanami
Sanae Ôhori	...	Mie Mitsuko
Kyouko Negishi	...	Michiko Shinohara
Yumi Kimura	...	Keiko Kitano
Yôko Mihara	...	Sadako Matsumara
Akiko Mori	...	Aya Ogasahara
Fumio Watanabe	...	Priest Kakinuma

Also Known As:

Convent of the Sacred Beast (USA) (DVD title)
School of the Holy Beast (USA)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Toei Tokyo

Movie Connections:

References Scorpio (1973)

Nunsploitation from Japan

Movies involving suppressed sexual desires in a convent erupting into violence/rape/bizarre sexual behaviour (y'now,like THE DEVILS) are usually of European origin.But this cracker from Japan is one of the best of it's kind.It has some of the most disturbing yet hauntingly beautiful scenes of blasphemy i've ever seen.It has been screened in English as CONVENT OF THE SACRED BEAST,but i'm not sure how you'd track it down.But if you can,it's well worth seeing.