Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

Movie·1979·2h 20m

Vengeance Is Mine

Living only for today — for pleasure. A killer who gets what he wants — including death.

Directed By

Shōhei Imamura

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 復讐するは我にあり

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Written By

Masaru Baba, Shunsaku Ikehata

Producer

Kazuo Inoue

Cinematography

Shinsaku Himeda

Music

Shinichiro Ikebe

Editor

Keiichi Uraoka

Themes

japanbased on novel or bookseries of murders

Production House

Imamura Productions
Shochiku

Audience Score

76%

155 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Iwao Enokizu

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Haru Asano

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kazuko Enokizu

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inspector Kawai

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shigomi Deike

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Kayo Enokizu

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Hisano Asano

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Shizuo Enokizu

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Tanejiro Shibata

Gorō Tarumi

Gorō Tarumi

Daihachi Baba

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Chiyoko Hata

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Sachiko

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Investigator Yoshino

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Inspector Kuwata

Akira Hamada

Akira Hamada

Detective Ichikawa

Kazunaga Tsuji

Kazunaga Tsuji

Detective Kuchiishi

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Haru's Mahjong Friend

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Stick Girl

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Crew

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Director

Masaru Baba

Screenplay

Kazuo Inoue

Producer

Keiichi Uraoka

Keiichi Uraoka

Editor

Shinsaku Himeda

Director of Photography

Shunsaku Ikehata

Screenplay

Shinichiro Ikebe

Shinichiro Ikebe

Original Music Composer

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