Niizuma kahanshin: Washizukami

1991 1h 1m JA

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 7

Horror

Synopsis

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A deranged doctor lives in an abandoned hospital together with his wheelchair-bound daughter. Frustrated by normal women's perceived imperfections, the doctor kidnaps them and subjects them to sadistic tortures to turn them into subservient women for his childlike daughter to play with.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rie Asai
Eri Takizawa & Shoko Takizawa
Kyoko Nakamura
Minako
Aya Midorikawa
Ayumi
Naomi Sugishita
Tomoko
Kōichi Imaizumi
Hideyuki Yajima
Kazuhiro Sano
Ikuro Takizawa
Kiyomi Itō
High school girl
Kyoko Godai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hisayasu Satō
Writers: Kyoko Godai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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35 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 Kanemi Kawanaka. 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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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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6 / 8

CAST

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Rie Asai and Kyoko Nakamura and Aya Midorikawa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0291386 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hisayasu Satō directs. Kanemi Kawanaka behind the camera. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 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 Kanemi Kawanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rie Asai and Kyoko Nakamura and Aya Midorikawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0291386 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.