Cinema Dream Network Classics: Volume Seven | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

Title: Poaching by the Water (1990)

Alternate Titles: 馬と女と犬, Horse, Woman, and Dog, Uma to Onna to Inu, Ruff Sex, Poaching by the Water’s Edge, Horse and Woman and Dog, Horse and Dog and Lady, Horse, Woman, Dog

Genre: Drama, Horror

Plot Synopsis:
Set along a desolate seaside, the film follows three social outcasts: a woman who has killed her sister, a man with necrophilic tendencies, and a female amnesiac. The woman engages in sadistic acts, capturing young women at the beach and forcing them into degrading sexual activities, including interactions with animals. As their interactions become increasingly disturbing, the film explores themes of isolation, perversion, and the darker aspects of human nature.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Hisayasu Satô
• Writer: Shirô Yumeno
• Cast:
  • Kanako Kishi as Yūko Hayakawa
  • Takahiko Kobayashi as Shin Kijima
  • Kazuhiro Sano as Akira Migita
  • Yuri Sasaski as Maki Yano
  • Emi Uehara as Norie Kiyama / Sadistic woman
  • Tatsuya Takahashi as Akihisa Tsuda

IMDb Link:
Poaching by the Water (1990)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. evilbjork – ★★★☆☆
   “Hisayasu Satô’s most perverted and horrific film. It is an unholy film filled with bestiality and sexual violence. This film starts with what is probably the single most depraved scene I’ve seen from any of Satô’s films so far.”

2. databaseanimal – ★★★★☆
   “In a film full of falsified pasts, amnesia, and passive subservience, the only proclamation of truth resides within the appearance of a massive birth mark on the character of the amnesiac’s left foot…”

3. Matt Winfield – ★★★☆☆
   “Yet despite all the depravity, the most shocking thing of all is what an okayish movie this kind of ended up being? Color me surprised.”

Meta Description:
“Poaching by the Water” (1990), directed by Hisayasu Satô, is a Japanese drama-horror film that delves into the lives of three seaside outcasts—a murderous woman, a necrophiliac man, and an amnesiac female—whose interactions lead to increasingly disturbing and perverse events.

Title: Trilogy of Lust (1995)

Alternate Title: 血戀 (Blood Love)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Plot Synopsis:
A sensitive young woman from mainland China is sold into marriage to a cruel fish dealer in Hong Kong. Subjected to his perverse desires and abusive behavior, she finds solace in an affair with a compassionate gardener. As their passionate relationship intensifies, they are compelled to confront the consequences of their actions, leading to a desperate escape from the authorities.

Cast and Crew:

• Directors: Julie Lee, Mou Tun-Fei
• Writers: Julie Lee, Lee Siu-Pang
• Cast:
  • Julie Lee as the young woman
  • Chan Wai-Dik
  • Chan Wai-Lan
  • Cheung Kwok-Yuen
  • Lam Chi-Fei

IMDb Link:
Trilogy of Lust (1995)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Rock – ★★★★☆
   “Trilogy of Lust, the first Hong Kong hardcore picture I’ve seen, has a misleading title, to say the least. It’s not an anthology movie with three segments. It’s technically part of a trilogy, but from having seen the second film and what I could glean from the plot synopsis of the third, the movies don’t seem especially related (and indeed, the star of this one is only in one of the sequels).”

2. kelly – ★☆☆☆☆
   “…I feel traumatized by the ending.”

Meta Description:
“Trilogy of Lust” (1995) is a Hong Kong crime-drama directed by Julie Lee and Mou Tun-Fei. The film follows a young woman sold into a brutal marriage, who seeks escape through a passionate affair, leading to a perilous journey of love and survival. Note: This film contains explicit content and is intended for mature audiences.