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Vengeance Is Mine
復讐するは我にあり
Directed by Shohei Imamura
1979•2h 20m•NR•★ 7.6
Biography / Crime / Drama
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Iwao Enokizu, a charismatic, psychopathic con man and murderer who embarks on a 78-day bloody spree of robbery, murder, and identity theft across Japan while posing as an elite university professor and lawyer, charming an innkeeper and her daughter while detectives mount the largest manhunt in national history. Shohei Imamura's harrowing, non-linear criminal masterpiece starring Ken Ogata.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorShōhei Imamura
WriterMasaru BabaShunsaku Ikehata
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
MusicShinichiro Ikebe
Principal Cast
Ken OgataIwao Enokizu
Mayumi OgawaHaru Asano
Mitsuko BaishoKazuko Enokizu
Frankie SakaiInspector Kawai
Kazuo KitamuraShigomi Deike
Chōchō MiyakoKayo Enokizu
Nijiko KiyokawaHisano Asano
Rentaro MikuniShizuo Enokizu
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Runtime2h 20m (140 mins)
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DirectorShohei Imamura
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioImamura Productions • Shochiku
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