'Go Nagai’s Scary Zone : 2 Senki' (1990) dir. Go Nagai & Hikari Hayakawa.

This gruesome Twosome remains an entertainingly lurid J-Horror S.O.V double-deader by visionary artist, Go Nagai. This dastardly duo of doom-laden diabolism is gory, well acted, and ably directed by, Nagai and, Hikari Hayakawa. Go Nagai introduces the terrific toxically revenging oily maniac-inspired 1^st instalment. Beginning nastily with some sleazy Nikkatsu-style grindhouse romping as sociopathic, thrill-seeking biker punkers cruelly torment an innocent young couple. Savagely beaten, the young man loses an eye, and to add insult to considerable injury, he is submerged in a convenient barrel of caustic-looking industrial waste! Galvanized by immortal love, our gloop-faced revenger's brutally enacted retribution proves cathartic, concluding sweetly with a sublime moment of genuine pathos!

Following Nagai's intro the second instalment is shot in stark monochrome, concerning the increasingly frosty misfortunes of a group of friends downward-spiralling skiing trip. After one of their number suffers a life-threatening injury, their fate takes a rapid turn for the worst! Claustrophobically trapped within an isolated cabin, a raging storm icily precludes any hope of escape! The eccentric behaviour of these querulous companions increasing defensive, bloodily erupting in terminal case of cabin fever! Paranoid, and splendidly strange, this tersely told terror tale remains an effective mini-slasher with a rewardingly odd-ball WTF climax!