Rape! 13th Hour (1977)
"Reipu 25-ji: Bôkan" (original title)

A serial rapist takes on a young protégé to his craft as he is pursued by a homosexual gang seeking vengeance for an attack on their leader.

Director:

Yasuharu Hasebe

Stars:

Yudai Ishiyama, Tamaki Katsura, Naomi Oka

Cast

Credited cast:
Yudai Ishiyama	...	Crimson's Accomplice
Tamaki Katsura
Naomi Oka
Rei Okamoto
Akira Takahashi	...	Crimson
Yuri Yamashina	...	Ruriko
Natsuko Yashiro

Storyline

A serial rapist takes on a young protégé to his craft as he is pursued by a homosexual gang seeking vengeance for an attack on their leader.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | homosexual | serial rapist | punch woman in the belly | male rape | 

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Genres:

Crime | Action | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 January 1977 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Rape! 13th Hour

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Has to be seen to be believed

Another impactful Japanese thriller from Yasaharu Hasebe, this mean-spirited rape/revenge flick pushed the sexual violence boundaries so far (even for Nikkatsu) that that they voluntarily put the brakes on the genre. However, it was briefly revived ten years later by Ohara's "Zoom Up: Rape Site". In this exercise in grimy nihilism, a rapist named 'Crimson' stalks and rapes a dancer with the help of an "apprentice". A final assault scene in an empty swimming pool (of a male) has to be seen to be believed, and echoes the homosexual biker rape in the same director's incendiary "Raping!". The blood and guts quotient is high and, technically, this is the most straightforward installment (stylistically) of the bunch, but is a confronting, unique pleasure.