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Cristopharo's third feature film mixes the genres of gothic horror, giallo and erotic cinema a-la italiana, with murders, nudity and sex and showcases some extreme ideas. Although made with a low budget, it has certain values and combines arthouse cinema with pure exploitation, although those not familiar with the director's work or the new generation of Italian horror might not get the point.

Mixing elements from other popular Asian films of black magic from that era (see HEX, THE BOXER'S OMEN, MYSTICS IN BALI), this low budget film offers action, horror and nudity in a delirious package and the finale is absolutely wild. It's a little light-hearted at times but has plenty of bizarre visuals, such as a flying head, supernatural kung-fu, Taoist exorcisms etc, so it's worth it!

Oryo goes to Osaka, where she is caught within a dispute regarding the succession for the leader of a local yakuza clan. The main part of the movie focuses too much on drama, but there is a nice all-out battle in the finale, where we see Junko Fuji, Bunta Sugawara and Tomishaburo Wakayama killing dozens of yakuza enemies. It's not a bad chanbara/yakuza hybrid, but not as good as some of the previous entries in the series.