Ryôky erochika: Niku daruma

Gore can be a really important part of a horror movie. It is to a horror movie what a good seasoning is to a dish. That being said, when you over season something, it becomes overpowering and inedible. This is the exact case for Niku Daruma (Tumbling Doll of Flesh), a 90s video nasty in the long line of Japanese films that infamously (and woefully) identify themselves with the misogynistic sub-genre of literal torture pornography. The only other film I've watched in that same category (solely out of curiosity) was Girl Hell 1999. Both films have no plot, are shamelessly anti-women, horribly shot, and have no rhyme or reason for their abundant filth. What makes me even more angry is that these are scene as pornography; something that people are aroused by. I'd be mortified and angry to think that anyone could be aroused by kidnapped women being dismembered and sexually assaulted.

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i came across this film on the net by fluke and i was horrified by its content of vivid abuse violence and torture scenes. it was a relief to know it was not real after reading the comments. what dangerously sick animals of a person make something like this and for what purpose goes beyond belief. i was even more shocked to see people appraising the film in the comments section of this site. this is a extremely disturbing film indeed which could change your life forever. the people behind this should be bought to justice asap. today they shown a girl getting raped and butchered on screen tomorrow it could be a child. even its fake or not its very very deathly disturbing,nauseating indeed.

No plot to speak of, it might shock if more than a couple of yen were spared for special effects, but they weren't. Any porn before the bad special effects is rendered moot by the obligatory Japanese censorship, so it fails at porn & gore. Typical try-hard shock crap :( I'd have been disappointed if I'd paid for a copy of this!

This movie was such an inspiration and got me closer to our lord and savior Jesus Christ. I felt so humbled and uplifted with this amazing family friendly movie! Such a GOOD movie to watch with your kids and family MAYBE EVEN AT CHURCH! Overall this movie was a thrill and personally I cannot wait for another! I absolutely love this adorable gracious movie. I forgot to add how much this movie means to a Christian such as myself because it is so in tune with my beliefs. I would recommend anyone to watch this movie at school, sleepovers, with your lover, at a local cookout and with anyone you can watch it with! 10/10.

just watched this "film" and it actually made me want to write my first comment on IMDb.com, even though i've been a user for more than 9 years. the reason that i watched this, is because i like splatter films and sometimes i like to test my limits and see what actually still shocks me. first of all, the gore in this film didn't shock me, not even the idea that someone came up with this and made it into a film - what really shocked me, is that there seems to be a market for this kind of crap. don't get me wrong - i'm all against censorship, but this film seems to me like it was made for some kind of fetish crowd that seems to get off on this type of sh*t.it didn't give you that same kind of disgust and guilt that one felt after watching films like "august underground". that film is terrible to watch, but at least you get the feeling that the filmmakers want to show you how disgusting violence is. in the case of "niku daruma", it seems like it was made strictly to arouse people. i prefer films that shock, because they are well done and thought through, like Gaspar Noe's films, or Takashi Miike's, or Funny Games or Man Bites Dog - those films will stick with you for a while. this film i will have forgotten by tomorrow, and the only thing that will stick with me, is the thought, that somewhere out there, there are people getting aroused by watching this sh*t. if you read this, please check yourself into the next hospital or shoot yourself - this of course does not apply to gore hounds, who just love splatter. you're cool! peace