Unholy Desire
| Unholy Desire / Intentions of Murder | |
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 DVD cover to Unholy Desire (1964) | |
| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | Masayuki Takagi |
| Written by |
Shinji Fujiwara (story) Keiji Hasebe Shohei Imamura |
| Starring |
Masumi Harukawa Kō Nishimura Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Yūko Kusunoki Ranko Akagi |
| Music by | Toshirō Mayuzumi |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda (as Masahisa Himeda) |
| Edited by | Matsuo Tanji |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu Corporation, Toho Company Ltd. (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 150 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
Unholy Desire or Intentions of Murder (赤い殺意 Akai Satsui, literally "Red Murderous Intent") is a 1964 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. This film embodies many of the central interests in Imamura's career including strong, lower-class women who survive in spite of their oppressive surroundings, and an earthy, humorous approach to sex.
Plot
The film tells the story of a dull, plump housewife living in poverty with a common-law husband. After being raped by a thief, she is repeatedly accosted by him as he falls madly in love with her. Stuck between her adulterous, unloving husband and the rapist she struggles to find happiness.
Cast
- Masumi Harukawa - Sadako Takahashi
- Kō Nishimura - Koichi Takahashi
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi - Hiraoko
- Yūko Kusunoki - Yoshiko Masuda
- Ranko Akagi - Tadae Takahashi
- Tomio Aoki
- Yoshi Katō - Seizo Takahashi
- Tanie Kitabayashi - Kinu Takahashi
- Seiji Miyaguchi - Genji Miyata
- Shoichi Ozawa - Kazuyuki Tamaru
See also
External links
- Akai Satsui at the Internet Movie Database
- Intentions of Murder on the Criterion Collection website
- Intentions of Murder. film review at midnighteye.com
- "赤い殺意 (Akai Satsui)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
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