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"A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!"

1979 1h 40m JA

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★6.2TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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The life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper yet mysterious descent, whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture.

“A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!”

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Cast

Yuka Asagiri
Machiko / Jun's Assistant
Yûko Asuka
Tokie / Tatsuya's Mother
Shun Domon
Tatsuya Jinno
Hiromi Namino
Yumiko / Takayuki's Daughter
Hiroshi Nawa
Yasuhisa / Tatsuya's Stepfather
Asami Ogawa
Kiyomi / Kidnapped Girl
Rei Okamoto
Saeko / Genpei's Mistress
Nagatoshi Sakamoto
Mogi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Atsushi Yamatoya
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masaru Mori. 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 Masayuki Taguchi. 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 Osamu Inoue 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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Yuka Asagiri and Yûko Asuka and Shun Domon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Norifumi Suzuki directs. Masaru Mori behind the camera. Masayuki Taguchi scores. Osamu Inoue cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masayuki Taguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Osamu Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuka Asagiri and Yûko Asuka and Shun Domon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A masterpiece of immoral Eros, a movie of Masaaki Sato's dramatic manga made by Norifumi Suzuki of 'Torakku yarō'!".
7IMDB entry: tt0225458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "rape", "cage", "perversion", "torture".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.