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Violence Jack (1986)
Grim
I recently managed to acquire the fully uncut and uncensored version of this infamous OVA. My goodness, it really is rough to watch, especally the 2nd episiode, Hell Town.
Episodes 1 and 3 are your standard 80s sex and violence anime fare. No. 3, Hells Wind, has a particularly brutal chainsaw sequence that was very cool. But no.2 is where most of the controversy hits.
Hell Town is about an underground "town" split in to multiple sections. Each section hates the other. Basically, all the men down there are sexual degenerates and cant help but rape all of the women. Its extremely graphic and completely messed up. Ive seen a lot of hentai in my time, but none of it was as grim as this, probably because its not done by monsters with long tentacles.
Prior to seeing it uncensored, I watched a version of it that had all of the "naughty bits blurred out. But watching this uncensored version really upped the impact of it.
Saying all that, I still enjoyed it. Episode 3 is the weakest of the series IMO. If you get the chance to see, then go for it. Its brutal, sex-filled and competely insane :)
Hadashi no Gen (1983)
Mandatory viewing
Wow, what a movie! Ive seen many horrific movies in my time, but this one hits very differently.
This is an anti-war film about the effects of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Its stark and unflinching and it makes you question why "the powers that be" could ever consider using such a weapon.
I think what makes this all the more heartbreaking is that this based off first hand experience of the author of the manga series. How awful it must have been!
I really believe this should be shown in schools, to show the very real effects of war on regular people. Its a hard watch, but it makes you think and absolutely urge everyone to see it.
If you ever get the opportunity to watch it, then do it.