Eros in Hell: Sex, Blood and Madness in Japanese Cinema (Creation Cinema Collection) (Paperback)

~ Jack Hunter (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

An important overview of the more extreme milestones in an often misunderstood field. -- Bizarre

Product Description

An illustrated guide to Japanese exploitation cinema. Profusely illustrated with over 200 explicit and rare photographs, Eros in Hell comprises a unique guide to the most prolific, fascinating and controversial underground/ alternative cinema in the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Creation Books (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1871592933
• ISBN-13: 978-1871592931
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #857,757 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for bedtime reading, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This excellent book offers an in-depth account of porn films in Japan, with an emphasis on films that feature both sex and violence/gore. The photos included are fantastic, although some of them are difficult to make out the details. The text is easy to read, although I wish the publisher had used a better font.

A good companion book to "Babylon Blue".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This ain't your run-o-the-mill coffee table book, February 25, 1999

By A Customer

Attention to anyone who wants the most in depth insight into japanese shock cinema that money can buy. This is a neat book with everything you wanted to know about japanese films featuring bizarre sex and violence in a world where there is no deliniation between the two. Good info and terrific pictures, this one is sure to be the hit of the tea party.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Japanese extreme cinema, September 11, 2003

By	Scott C. Smith (Beaverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another entry in Creation Book's excellent collection of cinema exploration is "Eros in Hell," which gives the reader an introduction to the bloody world of Japanese extreme cinema, from the "pink" period (adult films) of the 1960s to the extreme gore of the notorious "Guinea Pig" series. Although it certainly would have benefited for a more in-depth examination of the subject, writer Jack Hunter does cover a lot of important milestones, from the early pioneers of Japanese extreme cinema to the independent filmmakers of today.

Japanese culture is complicated and full of paradoxes, and those paradoxes are reflected in the films highlighted in "Eros."