Chocho Miyako, Frankie Sakai, Ken Ogata
Based on the true story, 'Vengeance is Mine' is the story of Iwao Enokizu and his murderous rampage which sparked a 78-day nationwide manhunt. Enokizu is a day-laborer and smalltime con-artist who, af...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2007
Stats: 161 reviews
one of the most disturbing and highly effective films that i have ever seen. ken ogata is masterful as one of the most notorious serial killers in japanese history, and the film delivers near perfection on all ends from the acting, to the cinematography, to the script itself. t...( read more)
Imamura's timeless film is a profile of a vicious sociopath which digs into the soul of (or lack thereof) its' central character and post-war Japan. Based on the story of a real-life criminal, Vengeance is Mine details the 78-day long killing-spree undertaken by Iwao Enokizu, w...( read more)
powerful character study of a sociopath. ken ogata gives a great performance as conman iwao enokizu, a womanizing, haiku spouting serial killer, whose strange family relationships are illuminated through time-shifting flashbacks. based on a true story, it's no ordinary serial k...( read more)
An immensely powerful and relentlessly depressing Japanese study of a serial killer. What makes the film so distinctive - and so disturbing - is Imamura's unusual approach to the material. He deliberately avoids making easy excuses for Iwao Enokizu's sociopathic behaviour, and (i...( read more)
Based on true events, the film chronicles the murderous rampage of one Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) who, over the course of a 78-day crime spree, habitually killed and robbed countless victims.
My first Japanese movie and I loved it. What was great about it was you just get sucked...( read more)
Extremely difficult film, its rapid transition for the audience to be sympathetic and to be disgusted is one reason that this film holds me very strongly, its inability to even answer why he kills is more disturbing in that there is absolutely nothing, no connection except the wi...( read more)
That warm, sunlight bathed image of the eels...I don't know why but I'm really into it.
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