The Blood of Rebirth

Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda

With Tatsuya Nakamura, Mayuu Kusakari, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Hirofumi Arai and Itsuji Itao

Based on the Japanese legend of 15th century adventurer, Oguri Hangan Daisukeshige, Toyoda places us in a surreal world of tattooed Japanese slave workers whose real life roles serve more as symbols than actual characters. After being hired by a local despot, Daizen, to massage away a nasty venereal disease, Oguri is viley betrayed after refusing to stay longer.