I, the Executioner (1968 film)
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Directed by | Tai Kato |
Written by | Tai Kato Haruhiko Mimura Yoji Yamada |
Story by | Tadashi Hiromi |
Produced by | Kunio Sawamura |
Starring | Makoto Satō Chieko Baisho Tatsuo Matsumura |
Cinematography | Keiji Maruyama |
Edited by | Shizu Osawa |
Music by | Hajime Kaburagi |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
I, the Executioner (みな殺しの霊歌, Minagoroshi no Reika, aka Requiem for a Massacre[1]) is a 1968 Japanese neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Tai Kato, who co-wrote the screenplay with Haruhiko Mimura and Yoji Yamada, based on a story by Tadashi Hiromi.[2] The film stars Makoto Satō as a violent criminal who avenges the death of a young boy.
Plot
Kawashima avenges a young boy by tracking down and killing the five women who sexually molested and drove him to suicide. Police investigate the links between the murders to uncover the perpetrator.
Cast
- Makoto Satō as Tadashi Kawashima / Isao Shima
- Chieko Baisho as Haruko
- Sanae Nakahara as Keiko
- Kin Sugai as Misa
- Yoshiko Sawa as Misao
- Oh Ranfan as Takako
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Chief Detective Kasahara
References
- ^ "Minagoroshi no reika" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "みな殺しの霊歌". KINENOTE. Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Minagoroshi no reika at IMDb
- Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of the National Film Archive of Japan
- Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of Shochiku
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