New People: Jigoku (4K Restoration)

This screening will take place at NEW PEOPLE CINEMA, located at 1746 Post Street in Japantown. Shocking, outrageous, and poetic, Jigoku (Hell, a.k.a. The Sinners of Hell) is the most innovative creation from Nobuo Nakagawa, the father of the Japanese horror film. After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelgänger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell—literally. In the gloriously gory final third of the film, Nakagawa offers up his vision of the underworld in a tour de force of torture and degradation. A striking departure from traditional Japanese ghost stories, Jigoku, with its truly eye-popping (and -gouging) imagery, created aftershocks that are still reverberating in contemporary world horror cinema. This screening is part of our Beautiful Nightmares series. Note films start right at the listed showtime. Discounted for members. Roxie Red Passes are not accepted for any screening at New People Cinema. All ticket sales are final.