The Fetist

1998 1h 5m JA

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6.9

SOLID

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43%

ROTTEN

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 17🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes★6IMDB · 93

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Synopsis

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In the district of Shinjuku, a cut-throat rōnin student crosses paths with an uninspired painter who does the utmost for his envisioned muse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuichi Araki
Kazuya
Yoshihisa Nemoto
Toru
Kunio Masaoka
The Voyeur
Yoji Tanaka
The Patron
Kōichi Imaizumi
The Blowjob Giver
Syoko Kudo
Kazuya's Sister
Takeshi Itō
The BDSM Husband
Yumi Yoshiyuki
Reporter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hisayasu Satō
Writers: Kishū Izuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hisayasu Satō, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yuichi Araki and Yoshihisa Nemoto and Kunio Masaoka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2413240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hisayasu Satō directs. Kōichi Saitō behind the camera. Ichiro Ebisu scores. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hisayasu Satō, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ichiro Ebisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yuichi Araki and Yoshihisa Nemoto and Kunio Masaoka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2413240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.