Vengeance Is Mine (1979 film)
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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 Akira Nishiguchi (Iwao Enokizu in the film).
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.
[edit] External links
- 復讐するは我にあり (Fukushū suru wa ware ni ari) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- Vengeance is Mine at the Internet Movie Database
- Vengeance is Mine essay by Jasper Sharp
[edit] Sources
- Buehrer, Beverley (1990). "Vengeance Is Mine (1979) Fukusho surwa ware ni ari", Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989 (in English). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland, 225-229. ISBN 0-89950-458-2.
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