Premonition of Assault! Violate! Stab!

1983 1h 0m JA

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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This is the first in the Dirty Mary trilogy, a gun-filled action-packed action-packed adventure film about an outlaw detective seeking revenge on the men who killed her family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Usagi Asō
Shingo Egami
Kayoko Sugi
Ren Osugi
Hiroshi Imaizumi
Kaoru Watanabe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Kataoka
Writers: Shūji Kataoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dirty Mary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Usagi Asō and Shingo Egami and Kayoko Sugi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Toshio Shimura behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dirty Mary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Toshio Shimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Usagi Asō and Shingo Egami and Kayoko Sugi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0287158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.