Complex sentence: The "Joys of Torture" series (1968-1973), however, suited Ishii's taste, and he directed all eight entries in that series which examined the history of torture in Japan.
Split into simpler sentences: The "Joys of Torture" series (1968-1973), however, suited Ishii's taste. Beginning with "Shogun's Joys of Torture" (1968), Ishii directed all eight entries in the series, which examined the history of torture in Japan.