Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

  
Format:  Vengeance Is Mine DVD 
 
 
A harrowing look at the darker side of life in contemporary Japan, Shohei Imamura's filming of a novel based on true events chronicles in flashback the life of a habitual criminal (Ken Ogata), a life of deprivation and anger that culminates in a violent killing spree. 140 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D52889
$29.99
Category:
Foreign
Director:
Shohei Imamura
Rated:
NR
Color:
Color
Format: 
DVD Criterion
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Ken Ogata, Rentaro Mikuni, Chocho Mikayo, Mitsuko Baisho, Mayumi Ogawa, Nijiko Kiyokawa
(2001) DVD - Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Miao Tien, Lu Hsiao-Ling - $19.99
(1994) DVD - Starring: Takeshi Ito, Masahiro Kobayashi - $24.99
 

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