Hitozuma gômon: Sandan-zeme

1992 0h 58m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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Although its title indicates three personalities, the heroine of cult filmmaker Hisayasu Sato’s downbeat multiple-personality tale actually exhibits four, going from loving wife to crazed slut to insane child to depressed adolescent. As usual, Sato fills the film with alienation, kinky sex, and psychological subplots.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rio Serizawa
Hiromi Mikami
Yuri Hime
Michiyo
Kyoko Nakamura
Noriko Saito
Mineo Sugiura
Shinobu Mikami
Kōichi Imaizumi
Yasushi Nakajima
Yutaka Ikejima
Ezaki

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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34 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 Masashi Inayoshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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Rio Serizawa and Yuri Hime and Kyoko Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0291243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 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 Masashi Inayoshi. 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.
6Rio Serizawa and Yuri Hime and Kyoko Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0291243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.