The Rape

1982 1h 0m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Saeko works at a bar, and she is waitng for her lover Huyuhiko who was jailed. One day, Huyuhiko comes back. He starts working, but soon he quit the job and grow desperate. Saeko supports Huyuhiko, but because of the debt, she was raped...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuka Asagiri
Saeko
Yōko Azusa
Emi
Yu Tachibana
Tamami
Ren Osugi
Tetsuo
Yasushi Satô
Delinquent
Kiichiro Muto
Matsuo
Masayoshi Nogami
Man who wants to buy store
Yutaka Ikejima
Buyer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writers: Kazuyoshi Sekine
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Gō Kuga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yuka Asagiri and Yōko Azusa and Yu Tachibana carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryuichi Hiroki directs. Gō Kuga behind the camera. Makoto Sawada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Gō Kuga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Makoto Sawada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuka Asagiri and Yōko Azusa and Yu Tachibana carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0084656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.