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3. Guinea Pig 2: Flower Of Flesh And Blood

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It takes a special kind of disposition to be comfortable with the idea of watching a film dedicated to the dismembering of a woman, her body parts to end up being used in a piece of "art". But that's pretty much what you get with Flower Of Flesh And Blood, the second entry in the Guinea Pig series.

There were a total of six Guinea Pig movies released in Japan throughout the 80s and 90s but Flower Of Flesh And Blood caused the biggest ruckus. Like August Underground's Mordum's Fred Vogel, filmmaker Hideshi Hino (also a famous manga artist notorious for his horror) was called upon to prove that no one was actually murdered in his movie.

When Charlie Sheen was given a copy to watch he was so convinced it was a genuine snuff film that he called in the FBI. The case against him in Japan was eventually dropped after he demonstrated how the effects were achieved. If you really must see for yourself how it was done you can find out the gory details in the documentary The Making Of Guinea Pig.

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