Genre: Thriller, Drama, Murder, Suspense, True Story, Serial Killer, Police, Investigation, Psychodrama, Satire, Disturbing
Plot: Based on police records and a prize-winning book by Ryuzo Saki, VENGEANCE IS MINE chronicles the terrifying crime spree of Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata), a hollow man with no kokoro, which means either "self" or "heart" in Japanese. A dissatisfied public relations employee, Enokizu kills several people for no good reason and manages to evade the police, even though his face is plastered like a celebrity's image across the country. But the film is also about his father and his wife, who have a secret of their own and try to live with the knowledge of the terrible deeds Enokizu has committed. Director Shohei Imamura created the film after making several documentaries in the early 1970s and becoming dissatisfied with the narrative constraints of the form. Seemingly a straightforward crime drama, VENGEANCE IS MINE incorporates several surrealistic touches, including an ending in which the laws of gravity are suspended. Ogata's performance as Enokizu transformed him into a star in Japan. Mitsuko Baisho's turn as Enokizu's taboo-breaking, long-suffering wife recalls the protean female characters common in Imamura's previous films, including THE INSECT WOMAN.
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Shohei Imamura
The Eel, Ballad of Narayama, Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu |
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Ken Ogata
The Pillow Book, Ballad of Narayama, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Mayumi Ogawa
Mizu no onna, Yatsu haka-mura, Haitatsu sarenai santsu no tegami | | | Nijiko Kiyokawa
Ballad of Narayama, The Teahouse of the August Moon, Donzoko | | Moeko Ezawa
The Happiness of the Katakuris, Marusa no onna, Sakuya: Slayer of Demons | |
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