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Ten Years of Evil

1967 1h 30m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Horror

Synopsis

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A young bonze who has been deceived by a woman becomes a pornographic painter. He proceeds to tie up his models, rape them and kill them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaoru Miya
Model for Jikai's Painting
Naomi Tani
Model for Jikai's Painting
Noriko Tatsumi
Model for Jikai's Painting
Miki Hayashi
Model for Jikai's Painting
Yuri Izumi
Model for Jikai's Painting
Yasuko Matsui
Model for Jikai's Painting
Koji Satomi
Young Bonze, Jikai
Gen Hirano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mamoru Watanabe
Writers: Toshio Godai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mamoru Watanabe, shot by Shuji Sasano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kaoru Miya and Naomi Tani and Noriko Tatsumi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mamoru Watanabe directs. Shuji Sasano behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mamoru Watanabe, shot by Shuji Sasano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kaoru Miya and Naomi Tani and Noriko Tatsumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0229967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shuji Sasano
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Ten Years of Evil (1967)

Also by

Mamoru Watanabe

Key crew

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1967-10-01

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