A Thousand and One Nights

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A Thousand and One Nights (1969)

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The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

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2008 ★ 6.9

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Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse

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2000 ★ 6.9

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2020 ★ 6.2

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1981 ★ 5.9

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

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1987 ★ 6.7

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Sex and Fury

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1973 ★ 6.1

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.

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