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Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)
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17 October 1979 (USA) morePlot:
Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the lam. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
21 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
Another dark vision from Imamura moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ken Ogata | ... | Iwao Enokizu | |
| Rentaro Mikuni | ... | Shizuo Enokizu (as Rentarô Mikuni) | |
| Chocho Miyako | ... | Kayo Enokizu (as Chôchô Miyako) | |
| Mitsuko Baisho | ... | Kazuko Enokizu (as Mitsuko Baishô) | |
| Mayumi Ogawa | ... | Haru Asano | |
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | ... | Hisano Asano | |
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... | Tanejiro Shibata | |
| Goro Tarumi | ... | Daihachi Baba (as Gorô Tarumi) | |
| Moeko Ezawa | ... | Chiyoko Hata | |
| Kazuko Shirakawa | ... | Sachiko Yoshizato | |
| Frankie Sakai | ... | Kawai Keibu (as Furankî Sakai) | |
| Torahiko Hamada | ... | Yoshino Chôsakan | |
| Yasuhisa Sonoda | ... | Kuwata Keibuho | |
| Akira Hamada | ... | Ichikawa Keiji | |
| Kazunaga Tsuji | ... | Kuchiishi Keiji |
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140 min | Sweden:130 min | USA:139 minCountry:
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Singapore:R(A) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18Fun Stuff
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This dark masterpiece pushes to the limits of my toleration for violence and sex. We get to watch the "how", "when", "where" of the story of the murderous sociopath (brilliantly portrayed by Ken Ogata) but are denied any convincing "why" by Imamura. This film seemed to have echoes of Poe -- another master at combining humor with the horrific and macabre. When it comes to cinema, though, there is no other master anything like Imamura.
No aspect of this film (acting, cinematography, script) is less than impressive. A recent 2 DVD set from Panorama (a Hong Kong company) provides English subtitles and is technically adequate (albeit far from superlative).