Fukushu Suru wa Ware ni Ari
| Movie | |
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| German title | Fukushu Suru wa Ware ni Ari |
| Original title | 復讐 す る は 我 に あ り |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1979 |
| length | 140 minutes |
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| Director | Shōhei Imamura |
| script | Masaru Baba, Ryūzō Saki |
| production | Kazuo Inoue |
| music | Shinichirō Ikebe |
| camera | Shinsaku Himeda |
| cut | Keiichi Uraoka |
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Fukushū Suru wa Ware ni Ari (original title: 復讐 す る は 我 に あ り , dt. "Revenge is mine") is a Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura from 1979 . The film is based on the book of the same name by Ryūzō Saki .
action
The film is not in chronological order, but tells the story of the serial killer Iwao Enokizu in flashbacks . At the beginning of the film he is taken away by the police, after which you can see him being interrogated and not answering the officers' questions. There is another recap of the 78-day, intensive manhunt. Then Enokizu's first murder is shown. This is the only murder that is presented in detail, the other murders are only hinted at. Enokizu, who escapes to a brothel and pretends to be a professor, is initially covered by the mother who owns the brothel and her daughter, who works as a prostitute. Another look back shows Enokizu's parents who, as members of the Catholic minority in Japan, were subjected to numerous humiliations by the majority society. In addition, their prudish sexual morality is shown as Enokizu's negative socialization pattern.
The film ends with a shot that shows Enokizu's parents, five years after he was sentenced, scattering the ashes of the executed man in a field.
background
The film refers to the Japanese serial killer Akira Nishiguchi (1925-1970), who was first suspected of fraud, murdered two people and committed other murders while on the run.
criticism
Roger Ebert gives the film four out of four stars.
Web links
- Fukushu Suru wa Ware ni Ari in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review by Roger Ebert
- Biography of Akira Nishiguchi