Vengeance Is Mine
Fukushû suruwa wareniari
Japan
1979
140 Min
Color
Japanese
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Fukushû suruwa wareniari
Synopsis
A thief, murderer, and charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is on the run from the police. Director Shohei Imamura turns this fact-based story, of the seventy-eight-day killing spree of a remorseless man from a devoutly Catholic family, into a cold, perverse, and at times diabolically funny tale of the primitive coexisting with the modern. More than just a true-crime case, Vengeance Is Mine bares mankind’s snarling id. —The Criterion Collection
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Christopher
28Jan10
Enjoyed, certainly some memorable moments. Although I do not quite understand the freeze-frame-bone-throwing ending. To me, it ended on a cheesy note. :/
Jack Lehtonen
16Dec09
This film, in my opinion puts Silence of the Lambs, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and even my beloved Manhunter to shame in terms of its genre. With this, Imamura made the only film that can stand beside Peeping Tom in the serial killer genre.
Daniel
3Dec09
As though VENGEANCE IS MINE is not a favorite of mine, I really appreciated the few fantastic scenes scattered in it like the final scene or the different apparitions of Iwao’s mother at improbable places. Now, I can perfectly understand that the film may be called a masterpiece by some critics or reviewers because Shohei Imamura is far from being an amateur at film making. I’m also sure that the film could be read from… more
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By Andhika Eka Buana on January 24, 2010
a different breed of serial killer sub-genre,.and i tell you what,.this is on par, if not better, with such newer serial killer drama such as Silence Of The Lambs, Se7en, or Memories Of Murder. read review
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By TheGodfather on March 18, 2009
Just watched this for the first time tonight, here`s my mini review:
That we aren`t dealing with a straighforward Hollywood type serial killer film here is clear from the first scene. The starts… read review
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By woolly on January 21, 2009
Imagine this movie told in two distinct halves, the first half centered around his relationship with Haru, the second dealing with the relationship with his family. I think the film would have been… read review
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By MAO on January 9, 2009
There are movies I come across sometimes that are expertly done in every way and yet leave me unsatisfied and cold. Sure there are moments of this film I’ll never forget but there’s something about… read review
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