I've seen a bundle of gore flicks Ichi and all. Audition stands out because to me it wasn't trying to be a gore flick. It was a real story, just fk'd up.
Have you seen "A Tale of Two Sisters"
"Let us declare nature to be legitimate. All plants should be declared legal, and all animals for that matter. The notion of illegal plants and animals is obnoxious and ridiculous."- T. McKenna