Vengeance Is Mine (1979 film)

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Fukushû suruwa wareniari
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Directed by	Shohei Imamura
Produced by	Kazuo Inoue
Written by	Masaru Baba, Ryuzo Saki (novel)
Starring	Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko Baisho
Music by	Shinichirô Ikebe
Cinematography	Sinsaku Himeda
Editing by	Keiichi Uraoka
Release date(s)	1979
Running time	140 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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Vengeance is Mine (Japanese title: 復讐するは我にあり, fukushū suru wa ware ni ari) is a 1979 film directed by Shohei Imamura, based on the book of the same name by Ryuzo Saki. It depicts the true story of serial killer Iwao Enokizu.

It stars Ken Ogata as Enokizu, with Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko Baisho, Nijiko Kiyokawa and Chocho Miyako

It won the 1979 Best Picture Award at the Japanese Academy Awards.