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Intentions of Murder (1964)
Akai satsui (original title)

150 min  -  Drama  -   17 November 1964 (USA)
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Sadako was raised as a maid in the household of her husband, who continues to treat her as a serf. While the husband is away... See full synopsis »

Director:

Shôhei Imamura

Writers:

Keiji Hasebe, Shôhei Imamura, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Masumi Harukawa, Kô Nishimura and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
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Cast

Credited cast:
Masumi Harukawa Masumi Harukawa ...
Sadako Takahashi
Kô Nishimura Kô Nishimura ...
Koichi Takahashi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Shigeru Tsuyuguchi ...
Hiraoko
Yûko Kusunoki Yûko Kusunoki ...
Yoshiko Masuda
Ranko Akagi Ranko Akagi ...
Tadae Takahashi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Haruo Itoga Haruo Itoga ...
Yasuo Tamura
Yoshi Katô Yoshi Katô ...
Seizo Takahashi
Tanie Kitabayashi Tanie Kitabayashi ...
Kinu Takahashi
Fumie Kitahara Fumie Kitahara
Kazuo Kitamura Kazuo Kitamura ...
Seiichiro Takahashi
Hiroshi Kondô Hiroshi Kondô
Seiji Miyaguchi Seiji Miyaguchi ...
Genji Miyata
Shoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa ...
Kazuyuki Tamaru
Sumio Takatsu Sumio Takatsu
Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama ...
Musician
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Sadako was raised as a maid in the household of her husband, who continues to treat her as a serf. While the husband is away...  See full synopsis »

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Desejo Profano See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Referenced in The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (1983) See more »