Rape Frenzy: Five Minutes Before Graduation

1977 1h 14m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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After twelve years of school - twelve years of a strict, regimented life-style - high school graduation can be a very scary moment. It's a time when a student suddenly realizes everything is about to change. And many are not ready for the drastic fluctuation in their lives. This film concentrates on traumas facing two different graduates. Hideo and his friends always hang out at The Joint, a sand-wich/soda shop near the school. Just prior to graduation, the place is closed up. This gives an unsettling message to the kids who are already queasy over their own future. They react badly by going to school and raping their homeroom teacher. Meanwhile, Ichiro, who failed the University Entrance Exam, has barricaded himself - along with girlfriend Ranko - in a hotel with a rifle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Asami Ogawa
Kazuko Matsumiya
Katsuhiro Fukuda
Hideo Ishii
Atsushi Asahina
Tsuji
Hirokuni Date
Kiuchi
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Ichirô's Father
Katsuhisa Shinoda
Ichirô Hayano
Kissei Kumamoto
Minami
Toshikatsu Matsukaze
Nakayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukihiro Sawada
Writers: Nobuyuki Saitō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Toyoharu Nishimura 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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Asami Ogawa and Katsuhiro Fukuda and Atsushi Asahina carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287712 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukihiro Sawada directs. Toyoharu Nishimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Toyoharu Nishimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Asami Ogawa and Katsuhiro Fukuda and Atsushi Asahina carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0287712 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.