Procurer of Hell

1961 1h 35m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

Thriller

Synopsis

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Tobe is a small-time crook who runs a prostitution business of blonde girls, as well as sells pornographic pictures. He frequents a cafe run by two women, one of them a young widow with a son. They like him and think that he is an ordinary office worker. One day, Tobe accidentally discovers pictures of an acquaintance, Kanzaburo, with a woman and sets out to blackmail him. He soon finds out that Kanzaburo died in a train accident but things may not be what they seem

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi
Osamu Tobe
Reiko Dan
Saeko Higa
Junko Ikeuchi
Kazuko Kamura
Jun Tazaki
Kanzaburo Itami
Chieko Nakakita
Mineko Itami
Hideo Sunazuka
Noda
Kei Satō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Writers: Ichirō Ikeda, Ei Ogawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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65 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 Masaru Satō. 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 Chizuru Hirose 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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Tatsuya Mihashi and Reiko Dan and Junko Ikeuchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203599 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kihachi Okamoto directs. Masaru Satō scores. Chizuru Hirose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Masaru Satō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chizuru Hirose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tatsuya Mihashi and Reiko Dan and Junko Ikeuchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0203599 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.