Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1979 · 2h 20m

Vengeance Is Mine

復讐するは我にあり

Vengeance Is Mine poster
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Cast
Ken Ogata as Iwao Enokizu Mayumi Ogawa as Haru Asano Mitsuko Baisho as Kazuko Enokizu Frankie Sakai as Inspector Kawai Kazuo Kitamura as Shigomi Deike Chōchō Miyako as Kayo Enokizu
Crew
Shinsaku Himeda — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Shinichiro Ikebe — Original Music Composer Masaru Baba — Screenplay Shunsaku Ikehata — Screenplay Ryūzō Saki — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Vengeance Is Mine — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanbased on novel or bookseries of murders
Key Collaborators
Shōhei Imamura Director Shinsaku Himeda Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Shinichiro Ikebe Original Music Composer Masaru Baba Screenplay Shunsaku Ikehata Screenplay Ryūzō Saki Novel Kazuo Inoue Producer Akiyoshi Satani Production Design Tokio Aizawa Costume Design
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