Directed by: Akio Jissôji
Country: Japan, 1988
Color / 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
Language: Japanese with optional English subtitles
Running Time: 96 minutes + Extras
Other titles: Akutoku no sakae / Vice Amply Rewarded
Region: 1

A decadent Count in 1920's Japan becomes obsessed with the works of the Marquis de Sade. He creates a theatre to show plays adapted from the notorious writer's novels, and recruits a variety of thieves, prostitutes and low lives to act out his fantasies on stage for the delight of his rich and decadent friends.

In search of new sensations, the nobleman orders one of the actors, on pain of death, to make love to the nobleman’s wife while he watches. Unfortunately, this incursion of real life into his fantasy world will have dire consequences for the count and his divinely decadent coterie.

Full of startling images and with a gripping and dramatic storyline, it's a feast for the eyes as well as the mind. This is the first time the film has been released outside Japan. A classic waiting to be discovered.

Special Features:

• Brand new anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer from the negative
• The Erotic Empire - Mondo Macabro Documentary on Pink Cinema (24 mins)
• Sharp on Sone - Film critic Jasper Sharp on The Prosperities of Vice (7 mins)
• Theatrical trailer
• Nikkatsu trailers (9 mins)
• Mondo Macabro previews

Cast:

Yasumi Hara, Renji Ishibashi, Seiran Li, Kimiaki Makino, Kôji Shimizu, Kumiko Tachibana, Minori Terada, Miwako Yonezawa.