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Vengeance is Mine
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Ken Ogata | ... |
Iwao Enokizu
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Rentarô Mikuni | ... |
Shizuo Enokizu
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Chôchô Miyako | ... |
Kayo Enokizu
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Mitsuko Baishô | ... |
Kazuko Enokizu
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Mayumi Ogawa | ... |
Haru Asano
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Nijiko Kiyokawa | ... |
Hisano Asano
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Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Tanejiro Shibata
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Goro Tarumi | ... |
Daihachi Baba
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Moeko Ezawa | ... |
Chiyoko Hata
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Kazuko Shirakawa | ... |
Sachiko Yoshizato
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Frankie Sakai | ... |
Kawai Keibu
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Torahiko Hamada | ... |
Yoshino Chôsakan
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Yasuhisa Sonoda | ... |
Kuwata Keibuho
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Akira Hamada | ... |
Ichikawa Keiji
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Kazunaga Tsuji | ... |
Kuchiishi Keiji
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Iwao Enokizu is a middle-aged man who has an unexplainable urge to commit insane and violent murders. Eventually he is chased by the police all over Japan, but somehow he always manages to escape. He meets a woman who runs a brothel. They love each other but how long can they be together? Written by Mattias Thuresson
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17 October 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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).