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Gerumaniumu no yoru

  • 20052005
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
168
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Hirofumi Arai and Megumi Sawara in Gerumaniumu no yoru (2005)
  • Drama
Rou returns to the rural seminary farm where he studied as a boy and was molested by priests. Rou has recently had a history of violence, and he brings this anger to the seminary, triggering... Read allRou returns to the rural seminary farm where he studied as a boy and was molested by priests. Rou has recently had a history of violence, and he brings this anger to the seminary, triggering a series of atrocities within the seemingly peaceful retreat - indeed, much of Whispering... Read allRou returns to the rural seminary farm where he studied as a boy and was molested by priests. Rou has recently had a history of violence, and he brings this anger to the seminary, triggering a series of atrocities within the seemingly peaceful retreat - indeed, much of Whispering consists of sequences of sexual perversion that allow mori to comment on the cycle of abu... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
168
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  • Director
    • Tatsushi Ômori
  • Writers
    • Mangetsu Hanamura(novel)
    • Yoshio Urasawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hirofumi Arai
    • Leona Hirota
    • Megumi Sawara
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  • Director
    • Tatsushi Ômori
  • Writers
    • Mangetsu Hanamura(novel)
    • Yoshio Urasawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hirofumi Arai
    • Leona Hirota
    • Megumi Sawara
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    • 1User review
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Hirofumi Arai
    Hirofumi Arai
    • Rouas Rou
    Leona Hirota
    Leona Hirota
    • Sister Theresaas Sister Theresa
    • (as Reona Hirota)
    Megumi Sawara
    • Kyôkoas Kyôko
    Keita Kimura
    • Tôruas Tôru
    Nao Ômori
    Nao Ômori
    • Ukawaas Ukawa
    Genta Dairaku
    • Scout Masteras Scout Master
    Masashi Yamamoto
    • Brother Akabaneas Brother Akabane
    Akifumi Miura
    • Arakawaas Arakawa
    Akaji Maro
    Akaji Maro
    • Shopkeeperas Shopkeeper
    Renji Ishibashi
    Renji Ishibashi
    • Komiyaas Komiya
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Father Togawaas Father Togawa
    Ichi Omiya
      Takayuki Tsuwa
      • Kitaas Kita
      • Director
        • Tatsushi Ômori
      • Writers
        • Mangetsu Hanamura(novel)
        • Yoshio Urasawa(screenplay)
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      7/10
      Impressive directorial debut
      I'll be honest... I heard this was a hard watch and pretty damn disturbing, and that's the entire reason to why I watched it in the first place. It was one a few lists of the most shocking Japanese films, but of course I'm a skeptic. Most films that people call sick, shocking or disturbing are lame, it should be obvious by now. But nevertheless, I have an interest to find the film that WILL disturb. "The Whispering of the Gods" shouldn't be called shocking, but I can agree with disturbing. "Repulsive" is probably the word I feel works best in this case.

      It starts out with a priest reading from the bible, only to zoom out to find a kid giving him a handjob. This kid is Rou, our lead character. He lived at a seminary farm when he was younger. The story is set when he gets back to the farm after many years. He escaped from having committed a crime, and went back to the seminary farm to hide. As we find out what crime Rou had committed, it becomes more clear what effect his youth had on him. The years of sexual abuse have come full circle and Rou is now quick to take bizarre actions when things aren't going his way, and maybe he has some other plans for his return.

      It could be considered a slow film, but I wouldn't say that nothing goes on. If you start watching it, you won't be looking away. Even though some really repulsive things go on, such as being molested by a priest, the butchering of a pig, a man who wants to lick spit and smell puke, and even some brief animal sex scenes, the film doesn't rely simply on this. They're all disgusting things, but never graphic enough for them to be the entire point of the movie. It's hard to know who you like in this film because at the end of the day most of them seem to be doing some awful things. I actually think the only sane people in this film were the females. If this is something to dwell further on, I don't know. Could be, but it could be a coincident that they were females.

      The film is all about the characters and the psychological aspect of what's going on. You might think some scenes were too much, but it never comes off as cheap shocks. The film is slow for a reason - we're getting to know these odd people on a secluded Christian farm. Every character has a reason and an important part of the plot, and I think even the animals do. It was very interesting to see a film that didn't focus on anything but the story and how to move it along. The Rou character becomes more interesting to watch the further into the film you get. He has a conversation with a priest in the church (and later in his house) that was simply genius.

      "The Whispering of the Gods" is a really impressive directorial debut from Tatsushi Ohmori, and I think it might be worth checking out his later work. You need to have some meat on your bones to watch "The Whispering of the Gods", don't watch it if you haven't seen some depraved films before. It's a good dark drama film worthy of at least a watch, and I hope it won't just be shrugged off as a "shock film" when it clearly isn't.

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      • Release date
        • April 8, 2007 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • The Whispering of the Gods
      • Filming locations
        • Iwate, Japan
      • Production company
        • Arato Film Inc.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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