Episode 152 - Jigoku

Don’t you dare sleep on this week’s film, “Jigoku”: a cautionary murder mystery with an absolutely nutso third act that will leave you in another plane of existence. “Jigoku” or “Hell” which it translates to, is wonderfully moody, visually masterful and cinematically disturbing. Even though the guys felt it waned a bit in the middle, the strangeness and dreamlike nature were enough to earn it a double “rent”. 

Where we watched: The Criterion Channel

Jigoku (1960)
Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by Nobuo Nakagawa, Ichirô Miyagawa

RecommenDEADtions: Marie Antoinette / Sex Education (TV show)

Next week’s film: Event Horizon (1997)