Intentions of Murder
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Sadako (Masumi Harukawa), cursed by generations before her and neglected by her common-law husband, falls prey to a brutal home intruder. But rather than become a victim, she forges a path to her own awakening. This disturbing and pitiless evocation of domestic drudgery and sexual violence is also a fascinating, unsentimental account of one woman’s determination. Filled with director Shohei Imamura’s characteristic flashbacks and dream sequences, Intentions of Murder is a gripping, audacious portrait of a woman coming into her own in a man’s world.
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Conversation between Shohei Imamura and critic Tadao Sato about the film
- Interview with critic and historian Tony Rayns
- New and improved English subtitle translations
- PLUS: An essay by film critic James Quandt
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Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Conversation between Shohei Imamura and critic Tadao Sato about the film
- Interview with critic and historian Tony Rayns
- New and improved English subtitle translations
- PLUS: An essay by film critic James Quandt
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Cast
- Masumi Harukawa
- Sadako Takahashi
- Kô Nishimura
- Riichi Takahashi
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
- Hiraoka
- Yûko Kusunoki
- Yoshiko Masuda
- Ranko Akagi
- Tadae Takahashi
- Yasuo Itoga
- Eiji Tamura
- Yoshi Kato
- Seizo Takahashi
- Tanie Kitabayashi
- Kinu Takahashi
- Kazuo Kitamura
- Seiichiro Takahashi
Credits
- Director
- Shohei Imamura
- Screenplay
- Keiji Hasabe
- Screenplay
- Shohei Imamura
- Based on a story by
- Shinji Fujiwara
- Editing
- Mutsuo Tanji
- Cinematography
- Shinsaku Himeda
- Art direction
- Kimihiko Nakamura
- Music
- Toshiro Mayuzumi
- Sound
- Koshiro Jinbo
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