
Film Noir
70.00%
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November 4, 2000
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The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the snow that surrounds them. The take on Melville's "Samoraï" from -67 is obvious, but Kobayashi turns the image around and portrays the killer as the weakest person in the movie - haunted by his demanding wife and the moaning contractor, who is one of the most mysterious characters ever portrayed in a movie.
Featured Crew
Masahiro Kobayashi
Writer
Masahiro Kobayashi
Director
Akira Sako
Director of Photography
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Cast

Ryo Ishibashi
Yuji Hamazaki

Nene Otsuka
Kazuko - Yuji's wife

Ken Ogata
Client

Ken Mitsuishi
Kimio Komatsu

Sanshō Shinsui
Taxi Driver