Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment

1994 1h 16m JA

Synopsis

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Inushichi is a rogue with a horrible criminal record, including rape and extortion. By chance, he ends up working for the constable Gennosuke Tagami. One day, Inushichi sets out to catch a thief who broke into a lumberyard. However, a shocking conspiracy is swirling behind the incident.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ikkei Watanabe
Inushichi
Hiroaki Tai
Gennosuke Tagami
Mari Nishina
Aya
Sayoko Yoda
Ohatsu
Saori Taira
Osumi
Miyuki Komatsu
Iyo
Toshiya Ito
Seizaburo Kamo
Takeshi Iba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuyuki Sakai
Writers: Naochika Ikuta, Hiromichi Nakamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "女犯十手裏仕置" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuyuki Sakai, shot by Shinji Tsukarebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kotaro Nakagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Koichi Sonoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ikkei Watanabe and Hiroaki Tai and Mari Nishina carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Nobuyuki Sakai directs. Shinji Tsukarebe behind the camera. Kotaro Nakagawa scores. Koichi Sonoi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "女犯十手裏仕置" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Nobuyuki Sakai, shot by Shinji Tsukarebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kotaro Nakagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Koichi Sonoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ikkei Watanabe and Hiroaki Tai and Mari Nishina carry the top of the cast.