Whirlpool of Flesh

1964 1h 53m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★8IMDB · 17

Drama

Synopsis

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During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much rather be translating Shakespeare than attending to her, and she has a secret in her past - one that results in her sleeping with a great number of men.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noboru Nakaya
Keikichi Nunami
Kazuko Inano
Sugako Nunami
Tamio Kawachi
Kenichi Sekiguchi
Sadako Sawamura
Tomiko Sekiguchi
Kaori Taniguchi
Hiroko Shimura
Yūko Kusunoki
Kimiko
Shigako Shimegi
Setsuko Amamiya
Mie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kō Nakahira
Writers: Eiji Shinba, Masashige Narusawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. 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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Noboru Nakaya and Kazuko Inano and Tamio Kawachi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0204517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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The take

Kō Nakahira directs. Toshirō Mayuzumi scores. Osamu Inoue cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. 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.
5Noboru Nakaya and Kazuko Inano and Tamio Kawachi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0204517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.