Is it at all possible for a female viewer to like this?

You never can tell. Most women would find Urotsukidoji to be absolutely revolting. Yet there are a few women who I know who have seen the film and they either thought it was gross or stupid and perverted. Either way they didn't get upset about it too much. Although a friend of mine had once made the mistake of showing it to this one girl in particular and she being a religious idiot nearly had a mental breakdown after just watching the first 5 minutes of it. LOL! What a tool! Anyway, I know that many women would see this movie as sick but it all depends on their tastes. Individually there may actually be women out there who genuinely like Urotsukidoji. But I think that for the most part, they would not find it arousing in the least. And those that do would be very few and far between.

I've known some women who were completely revolted by this, and I've known some that thought it was pure brilliance. But I've seen the same love/hate ratio among men too. My suggestion is to have a test-run with this one movie called "I Spit on Your Grave" (charming title, isn't it?). Now the Overfiend movies are much more extreme than this small budget flick from the 70s (though ISOYG is pretty brutal), but it has a similar controversy to it.
ISOYG was a disturbingly graphic rape-revenge film that boasted (for lack of a better term) the longest rape scene in cinema history (27 minutes, I think) and then showed the equally grisly payback the victim takes on her assailants. Now there was a storm of controversy surrounding this film (mostly in part to Tweedledee and Dum/Siskel and Ebert), but it seemed that the major complaints of the film stemmed from misinterpretation or were simply unfounded. Some people saw it as some horrible exploitation film (Ebert referred to it as "The Most Disgusting Movie Ever Made"), while some people championed it as a pro-feminist masterpiece (which I agree with, in my humble opinion.) The big problem critics had with it was the same problem they had with Urotsukidoji, they found it to be an disgusting exercise in violent rape fantasy. But they overlook that there are rather profound meanings both films are trying to get across, but due to the extremity of the subject matter, it gets unfairly dismissed. Granted, the films are grotesque, over-the-top and extrememly graphic, but theres a method to the madness, and I know its difficult, but if you can stomach it, there's a brilliant film wrapped in the horrors, and it does convey a major message. And sometimes when you have a major message, you can't just mumble it out in a whisper, you have to YELL IT THROUGH A MEGAPHONE!!! I've noticed this also was a problem that the films 300 and Irreversible went through. Sure's its BIG, but it also has a point.
And if a film can acheive that tough balance of both extremity and meaning, it'll get my four stars, for whatever its worth.
Plus, an understandable misconception with Urotsukidoji, from both critics and fans, is that its all just repetitive tentacle porn (I hate that term), but in between the scary parts, there are some pretty tender moments (particularly with the sequel, Legend of the Demonwomb, did that almost make anyone else cry?) and an overall beauty (yeah, I said it, this movie was beautiful) throughout the entire saga.
But I'd do a test run with I Spit on Your Grave (or if thats not available, see if they have Irreversible, which is kinda-sorta like a modern take on ISOYG), and if you can get through that and appreciate what its trying to do, then I suggest you try to tackle the Overfiend. And if you can get through Overfiend, then you're next stop in this Tour of Hell is Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salo; The 120 Days of Sodom!
So enjoy, just make sure all the kids are in bed and their doors are locked. Actually, play it safe and have them stay with the relatives for a weekend.

p.s. Not making any sweeping generalizations or anything, but the hippie types are usually the first people running out of the room when it comes to these movies.

"But, hey, that's me, I could be wrong."

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