Vengeance Is Mine (1979 film)

This article is about the 1979 film. For other uses, see Vengeance Is Mine.
Vengeance Is Mine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Screenplay byMasaru Baba
Based onVengeance Is Mine
by Ryūzō Saki
Produced byKazuo Inoue
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byKeiichi Uraoka
Music byShin’ichirō Ikebe
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21) (Japan)
[1]
Running time
140 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Vengeance Is Mine (Japanese: 復讐するは我にあり, Hepburn: Fukushū Suru wa Ware ni Ari) is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura, based on the book of the same name by Ryūzō Saki. It depicts the true story of serial killer Akira Nishiguchi, changing the protagonist's name to Iwao Enokizu.[2]

  1. ^ a b "復讐するは我にあり (Vengeance Is Mine)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "復讐するは我にあり (Vengeance Is Mine)" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.