Directed by Teruo Ishii (Joys of Torture,Black  Cat's Revenge,Female Yakuza Tale, Sonny Chiba'sThe  Executioner,Japanese Hell,Screwed,Blind Beast vs.  Killer Dwarf)Based on stories by Edogawa Rampo (Black Lizard,Watcher in the  Attic,Rampo Noir,Blind Beast,Gemini,Blind  Beast vs. Killer Dwarf)Starring Teruo Yoshida (Goke - Bodysnatcher from Hell), Minoru Oki  (Shogun Assassin), Tatsumi Hijikata (founder of butoh dance in  Japan), Yukie Kagawa (Female Convict Scorpion - Jailhouse 41), and  Asao Koike (The Yakuza Papers).