Vengeance Is Mine [Criterion Collection]

Vengeance Is Mine [Criterion Collection]

Director: Shohei Imamura Cast: Shinichiro Ikebe
Shinichiro Ikebe
, Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
, Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
, Chocho Miyako
Chocho Miyako
Shohei Imamura
Vengeance Is Mine [Criterion Collection]

Vengeance Is Mine [Criterion Collection]

Director: Shohei Imamura Cast: Shinichiro Ikebe
Shinichiro Ikebe
, Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
, Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
, Chocho Miyako
Chocho Miyako
Shohei Imamura

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

A gut-wrenching, violent psychological crime drama from start to finish, this award-winning film by noted Japanese director Shohei Imamura is based on a true story. Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is a murderous sociopath who kills two money lenders in a gory opening scene. Then flashbacks are interspersed with Enokizu's flight across Japan as his miserable childhood and the development of his malevolent, anti-social behavior are portrayed. Vicious and sexually aggressive, Enokizu's rage simmers during an earlier stay in prison as he imagines his wife is bedding down his father. Once on the run from the police, his aberrant sexual life and violent nature are further revealed in a series of gripping events.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/15/2007
UPC: 0715515023528
Original Release: 1979
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:20:00
Sales rank: 40,053

Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Excerpt from a video interview with director Shohei Imamura, produced by the Directors Guild of Japan; Theatrical trailer and teaser; New and improved English subtitle track; A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Atkinson, a 1994 interview with Imamura by filmmaker Toichi Nakata, and writings by Imamura on Vengeance Is Mine and his approach to filmmaking

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Ken Ogata Iwao Enokizu
Rentaro Mikuni Shizuo Enokizu
Chocho Miyako Kayo Enokizu
Mitsuko Baisho Kazuko Enokizu
Mayumi Ogawa Haru Asano
Nijiko Kiyokawa Hisano Asano
Taiji Tonoyama Tanejirô Shibata
Kazuko Shirakawa Sachiko Yoshizato

Technical Credits
Shohei Imamura Director
Kazuo Inoue Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Vengeance Is Mine
1. Five Innocent Lives [4:21]
2. Victims No. 1 and No. 2 [15:14]
3. The Stiletto [3:54]
4. Suicide Note [3:11]
5. A Rebellious Youth [6:48]
6. New Bride [5:35]
7. Father-in-Law [9:30]
8. Paroled [10:55]
9. On the Run [10:21]
10. Wanted [9:00]
11. Mr. Aihara, Bail Lawyer [5:15]
12. Victim No. 3 [5:41]
13. Desperate Desires [4:30]
14. Tokyo With Haru [8:33]
15. "Whereabouts Still Unknown" [5:11]
16. Like Minds [6:45]
17. Victim No. 4 [7:55]
18. Victim No. 5 [6:05]
19. Father and Son [5:06]
20. Five Years Later [6:33]
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