Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1966 · 1h 40m

Moment of Terror

ひき逃げ

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Director
Mikio Naruse
Cast
Hideko Takamine as Kuniko, the Mother Yōko Tsukasa as Kinuko Kakinuma Eitarō Ozawa as Kakinuma Daisuke Katō as Kawashima Jin Nakayama as Susumu Ogasawara Toshio Kurosawa as Kuniko's younger brother
Crew
Rokurô Nishigaki — Director of Photography Eiji Ooi — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Zenzō Matsuyama — Screenplay
Synopsis

When an only son is fatally struck by a car, his mother seeks vengeance against the driver, the adulterous wife of a company president. The woman's husband buys silence about the incident, but the mother, discovering the driver's identity, secures a job in the corrupt couple's home, where she plots to murder their son when he reaches the age of her late son.

Mood & Themes
witnesshit-and-runrevengesorrowcar accidentclass differencesdeath of sondream sequencepolice interrogationhousemaid
Key Collaborators
Mikio Naruse Director Rokurô Nishigaki Director of Photography Eiji Ooi Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay
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