Intentions of Murder: Eros and Civilization
by May 20, 2009Early in Shohei Imamura’s Intentions of Murder, the librarian Riichi distractedly peruses Herbert Marcuse’s Eros and Civilization while conversing...
Synopsis
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.
Cast
| Sadako Takahashi | Masumi Harukawa |
| Riichi Takahashi | Kô Nishimura |
| Hiraoka | Shigeru Tsuyuguchi |
| Yoshiko Masuda | Yûko Kusunoki |
| Tadae Takahashi | Ranko Akagi |
| Eiji Tamura | Yasuo Itoga |
| Seizo Takahashi | Yoshi Kato |
| Kinu Takahashi | Tanie Kitabayashi |
| Seiichiro Takahashi | Kazuo Kitamura |
Credits
| Director | Shohei Imamura |
| Screenplay | Keiji Hasabe and 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 |
Disc 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: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic James Quandt
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