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By Andhika B (149) on 21 Jan 2010

I thought of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as I watched this…

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By Ben W (988) on 01 Nov 2009

Not quite what I was expecting. Good, but I wasn't crazy about it. Demands a second viewing I suppose…

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By Tom B (1,265) on 27 Oct 2009

Serial killer movies are a peculiar genre and almost as old as film itself…

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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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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 Pavandeep S (469) on 20 Jun 2009

Extremely difficult film, its rapid transition for the audience to be sympathetic and to be disgusted is one reason that this film holds me…

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By Danny D (678) on 30 Apr 2009

Can be hard to follow at times, but more often than not it is still engaging…

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By Roger T (757) on 06 Mar 2009

Not as brutal as Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, but not as sophisticated as The Talented Mr. Ripley…

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By Chris K (1,194) on 05 Mar 2009

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 Paul Z (502) on 27 Feb 2009

The title leaves an assumed puzzle that is never solved. I mean, vengeance for what…

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By Patrick R (412) on 12 Feb 2009

My favorite Iwamura. The final scene is the best cinematic portayal of defiance that I have yet come across…

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By Michael K (2,029) on 10 Jan 2009

Imagine Catch Me If You Can combined with Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer but not as well made as either of them with a horrible misplaced…

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By Michael O (1,073) on 22 Oct 2008

That warm, sunlight bathed image of the eels...I don't know why but I'm really into it…

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By Alex P (1,080) on 16 Oct 2008

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 Salamo M (1) on 15 Oct 2008

Mad baller procedural filmed with unnerving objectivity…

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By Jonathan R (793) on 02 Oct 2008

An immensely powerful and relentlessly depressing Japanese study of a serial killer…

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By Felipe V (80) on 07 Sep 2008

En una atractiva estructura de saltos temporales, Imamura teje una intrigante pelicula sobre un asesino que, pese a tener las manos manchadas…

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By Alex S (2,786) on 01 Sep 2008

Imagine if Catch Me if You Can was about a man terrorizing 1970s Japan for 78-days by murdering random people and taking false identities and…

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By Aimee C (118) on 30 Aug 2008

Disturbing masterpiece from director Shohei Imamura…

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By Patrick S (1,063) on 26 Aug 2008

Transparent atmosphere by Imamura,the murderer syndrome is described as a serious obsession against one's will,forcing the mental desire to…

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