Iwao Enokizu is a middle-aged man who has an unexplainable urge to commit insane and violent murders. Eventually he is chased by the police all over Japan, but somehow he always manages to escape. He meets a woman who runs a brothel. They love each other but how long can they be together?

Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)
  • Rating: (2,311 votes)
  • Runtime:140 minutes
  • Director: Shôhei Imamura
  • Country:Japan
  • Actors:
    Iwao Enokizu
    Ken Ogata
    Shizuo Enokizu
    Rentarô Mikuni
    Kayo Enokizu
    Chôchô Miyako
    Kazuko Enokizu
    Mitsuko Baishô
    Haru Asano
    Mayumi Ogawa
    Hisano Asano
    Nijiko Kiyokawa
    Tanejiro Shibata
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Daihachi Baba (as Gorô Tarumi)
    Goro Tarumi
    Chiyoko Hata
    Moeko Ezawa
    Sachiko Yoshizato
    Kazuko Shirakawa
  • Genres:Crime, Drama
  • Producer:
    Kazuo Inoue
    producer  
  • Plot: Iwao Enokizu is a middle-aged man who has an unexplainable urge to commit insane and violent murders. Eventually he is chased by the police all over Japan, but somehow he always manages to escape. He meets a woman who runs a brothel. They love each other but how long can they be together? Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari
  • User's comment:Another dark vision from Imamura by Michael Kerpan (kerpan)

    This dark masterpiece pushes to the limits of my toleration for violence and sex. We get to watch the "how", "when", "where" of the story of the murderous sociopath (brilliantly portrayed by Ken Ogata) but are denied any convincing "why" by Imamura. This film seemed to have echoes of Poe -- another master at combining humor with the horrific and macabre. When it comes to cinema, though, there is no other master anything like Imamura.

    No aspect of this film (acting, cinematography, script) is less than impressive. A recent 2 DVD set from Panorama (a Hong Kong company) provides English subtitles and is technically adequate (albeit far from superlative).


  • Also known as: Vengeance is Mine (International - imdb display title, English title), Vengeance is Mine (USA - imdb display title), A Vingança é Minha (Portugal - imdb display title), Enyém a bosszú (Hungary - imdb display title), Hämnden är min (Sweden), Imamura: Yön kasvot (Finland), La venganza es mía (Spain), Morder i natten (Norway - video box title),

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