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Vengeance is Mine

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Original title

Fukushû suruwa wareniariaka

AKA

Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

Year

1979

Running time

140 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Shôhei Imamura

Screenwriter

Masaru Baba. Novel: Ryûzô Saki

Cast

Music

Shinichirô Ikebe

Cinematography

Shinsaku Himeda

Producer

Shochiku, Imamura Productions

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Serial Killers

Synopsis

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?

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Awards: 1980: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 6 awards. 12 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"At once darkly comic and quasi-tragic, Imamura’s often brilliant tale of Eros and Thanatos is perverse, powerful and subversive.

Gary Arnold: Time Out
"Only Imamura could irreverently intertwine Catholicism, brutal murders, and pachinko to produce such devastating ends."

Clayton Dillard: Slant
"Mysterious, complex and brilliant: the disquieting portrait of a serial killer, seducer and con-man in Japan whose motivation remains an enigma"

The Guardian
"Ogata's performance is the obvious highlight, and Imamura constructs an utterly plausible scenario, but at times overreaches, and loses focus. If you can tolerate a few extraneous scenes, though, this is a dark treat. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

William Thomas: Empire
"Icily brilliant."

Chicago Tribune
"Shocking and relentless, the movie pioneers an unholy border between Rembrandt and pornography, finding a transcendent unity in the abasements and attainments of man."

Paul Attanasio: The Washington Post

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