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21 August 1998 (USA) morePlot:
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her... more | add synopsisAwards:
14 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
"The Year Of The Japanese Film Phoenix"(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 January 1998)
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Complex film with interesting character parallels and contrasts more (22 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kôji Yakusho | ... | Takuro Yamashita |
| Misa Shimizu | ... | Keiko Hattori |
| Mitsuko Baisho | ... | Misako Nakajima |
| Akira Emoto | ... | Tamotsu Takasaki |
| Fujio Tsuneta | ... | Jiro Nakajima |
| Shô Aikawa | ... | Yuji Nozawa |
| Ken Kobayashi | ... | Masaki Saito |
| Sabu Kawahara | ... | Seitaro Misato |
| Etsuko Ichihara | ... | Fumie Hattori |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Eiji Dojima |
| Chiho Terada | ... | Emiko Yamashita |
| Shinshô Nakamaru | ||
| Sei Hiraizumi | ||
| Seiji Kurasaki | ||
| Toshirô Ishidô |
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117 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Australia:RFun Stuff
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This film is about the life of a man who served 8 years in prison for murdering his wife.
This is a very complex film with many layers of contrasts and similarities between the various characters. Keiko seems to be a good woman in contrast to Emiko, but Keiko's also having an affair with a married man. Yamashita repents his crime but deeply suppresses it, while Takasaki outwardly repents but only on a superficial level. The film shows many aspects of Japanese culture, and one striking scene is the attempted rape by Takasaki. It shows that Japan is still a very male led society, and women have a lower status.
I would have liked more exploration the subplot about Yamashita's sanity. It would contrast perfectly with Keiko's mother.