Summary
A detective investigating a serial rapist discovers that he and the perpetrator come from the same lineage of depraved individuals, a genealogy of violent and sexually perverse deviants that stretches through the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras and can even be traced back to the Edo era.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 history movies, −47 min on the typical 122
typical 12275Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1967
August 6, 1967
59 years ago
Genres
HistoryDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 3
- Kōji Wakamatsu Director
- Isao Okishima Assistant Director
- Koji Kurihara Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Masao Adachi Writer
Production · 2
- Motohiko Fukuda Production Assistant
- Giichi Kotani Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Hideo Itō Director of Photography
- Kazuo Komizu Still Photographer
- Tetsuro Takamatsu Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Shogo Sakurai Editor
Sound · 3
- Satoru Koba Original Music Composer
- Hiromi Zôsui Sound
- Takashi Sugisaki Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Futoshi Ezoe Hairdresser
Lighting · 3
- Masaki Matsubara Assistant Gaffer
- Motoo Maeda Assistant Gaffer
- Hajime Isogai Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Hiromi Masumizu Documentation & Support
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