The Erotic Grotesque Collection - Artsmagic US

This collection by Artsmagic US includes 3 of their older releases packaged together—the classic Nikkatsu Roman Porno release “Angel Guts: Red Classroom”, Hisayasu Sato’s “Zero - Love = Infinity”, and the CGI animation “Malice@Doll”.

In Angel Guts: Red Classroom (Tenshi no Harawata: Akai Kyoshitsu, 1979), Nami Tsuchiya (Yuuki Mizuhara) was raped on film when she was younger and can’t find a way to move on with her life, partly because men keep recognizing her from the scene and asking her about it. One day one of these men approaches her with the offer of a legitimate photoshoot. She agrees, but when he’s detained by police and can’t meet her she spends the next 3 years spiraling deeper and deeper into a life of sexual depravity. [Watch trailer]

In Zero - Love = Infinity (Iyarashii Hitozuma: Nureru, 1994), a man named Takeshi spends his time following strangers around. His job is to observe the movements of a beautiful and disturbed doctor, whose behavior is causing concern. As Takeshi continues to track her, a bond begins to grow between them—a bond which can only end in tragedy.

Takeshi spends his days following strangers. He is employed to observe the movements of a beautiful, but disturbed, doctor, whose behavior is causing concern. As he continues to track her, a bond begins to grow which can only end in tragedy…

In Malice@Doll humanity has long been wiped out and a robot created for prostitution named Malice@Doll wanders around with no purpose. When she’s attacked by a disgusting tentacle creature she is somehow transformed into a real human. Overjoyed by the metamorphosis, she looks for someone to share her newly discovered love with via a kiss. However, her new form harbors a curse.

Region 1, NTSC, 3 discs. Japanese audio with English subtitles. Features include various interviews, galleries, and trailers.

Available at the following retailer(s) on July 29, 2008:

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.ca
• HKFlix