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Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

Crime · Drama · 1979

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

Movie details

Vengeance Is Mine

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

1979 Crime · Drama 2h 20m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Vengeance Is Mine?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Shōhei Imamura

Written by

Masaru Baba · Shunsaku Ikehata

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Iwao Enokizu

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Haru Asano

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kazuko Enokizu

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inspector Kawai

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shigomi Deike

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Kayo Enokizu

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Hisano Asano

Court is in session

Put Vengeance Is Mine on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.