Synopsis
As his investments in the stock market fail, a man finds himself in serious debt to a lecherous loan-shark named Uchiyama. The man's wife hires herself to Uchiyama to buy time for the husband to pay off the debt. After Uchiyama uses the wife to provide companionship for his mentally-impaired son, she is hit by a car, and her husband falls into despair and illness. Their daughter works as a nightclub dancer, intending to save the money to help with the debt. After her father's suicide, the girl decides to get revenge.
Key facts
Cast
Miki Hashimoto, Kentaro Taki, Leo Mizumori, Rika Koyanagi, Ryûji Shima, Minoru Sawada, Hidesuke Sone, Ichirô Yoshioka
Original language
Japanese
First release
January 1, 1969 (Japan)
Crew
Screenplay
Yutaka Sō
Producer
Keiko Satô, Minoru Suzuki
Cinematography
Masayuki Hamano
Editing
Akira Shimura
Music
Takashi Akutagawa
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | January 1, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Japan | October 1, 1975 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 22, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 23, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Canada | July 15, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Japan | December 12, 2022 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | R18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | May 25, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Kan Mukai |
| Cast | Miki Hashimoto (Mariko, Kenzo's daughter), Kentaro Taki (Kenzo Sakata, a stock trader), Leo Mizumori (Tamiko, Kenzo's wife), Rika Koyanagi (Machiko, a hostess), Ryûji Shima (Jiro, Mariko's lover), Minoru Sawada (Mariko's manager), Hidesuke Sone (Sawada), Ichirô Yoshioka (Kaneko), Koji Miemachi (Man in sunglasses), Tamotsu Ono (Hiroshi), Mitsugu Fujii (Uchiyama, a loan shark), Takako Uchida (Nightclub singer), Oto Kawaguchi (Akiko, Mariko's coworker), Tarô Nangoku (Nagai), Ken Takachi (Murase, Mariko's client), Masaru Hagiwara (Iida), Junko Ōki (Kaneko's mother) |
| Screenplay | Yutaka Sō |
| Producer | Keiko Satô, Minoru Suzuki |
| Cinematography | Masayuki Hamano |
| Editing | Akira Shimura |
| Music | Takashi Akutagawa |
Additional data: TMDB.
