Review of Vengeance Is Mine (1979) by Paul D — 22 Jun 2007

Fantastic. blew me away. see it for yourself.

This review of Vengeance Is Mine (1979) was written by Paul D on 22 Jun 2007.

Vengeance Is Mine has generally received very positive reviews.

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Imamura's awesome work is based on a true story about a japanese serial killer. Ogata is excellent. My favourite asian film…

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By Joseph S (1,124) on 17 Jun 2008

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By Tom S (1,076) on 19 Oct 2013

Too clunkily paced to rank with Imamura's best, but still contains some of his most striking images and, uh, hot moments…

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Graphic and intense, like most of Imamura's movies, life the way it is. Good movie, although not as good as Narayama Bushiko…

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By Salamo M (1) on 15 Oct 2008

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By Steve M (1,420) on 23 Jul 2011

Elokuva perustuu Ryuzo Sakin samannimiseen romaaniin…

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By Aimee C (118) on 30 Aug 2008

Disturbing masterpiece from director Shohei Imamura…

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By Steev S (4) on 30 Jul 2008

This movie is crazy. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The killer Iwao is frightening and hilarious. One of the best serial killer movies I've ever seen…

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By Alexander J (121) on 25 Aug 2009

It speaks for the movie that as a viewer, one cannot stop watching and following Iwao Enokizu, a mass murderer fleeing from the police…

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By Brody M (674) on 24 Sep 2009

Based on a true story. I found it quite interesting to watch to see what 1970's Japanese life was like. However, the film itself is a bit overrated…

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