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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.
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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 |
Plot
editKawashima 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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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