Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Based on police records and a prize-winning book by Ryuzo Saki, VENGEANCE IS MINE chronicles the terrifying crime spree of Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata), a hollow man with no kokoro, which means either "self" or "heart" in Japanese. A dissatisfied public relations employee, Enokizu kills several people for no good reason and manages to evade the police, even though his face is plastered like a celebrity's image across the country. But the film is also about his father and his wife, who have a secret of their own and try to live with the knowledge of the terrible deeds Enokizu has committed. Director Shohei Imamura created the film after making several documentaries in the early 1970s and becoming dissatisfied with the narrative constraints of the form. Seemingly a straightforward crime drama, VENGEANCE IS MINE incorporates several surrealistic touches, including an ending in which the laws of gravity are suspended. Ogata's performance as Enokizu transformed him into a star in Japan. Mitsuko Baisho's turn as Enokizu's taboo-breaking, long-suffering wife recalls the protean female characters common in Imamura's previous films, including THE INSECT WOMAN.

"The film is as beautiful as it is cold-hearted....The action is spring-loaded with malevolence." - Uncut Staff (Uncut Film Critic), Uncut, 10/01/2005

"The director allows the subtlest of gestures to reveal his character's personalities and feelings. He is helped by remarkable actors..." - James, Bell (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 11/01/2005

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Product Title:	Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ogata Ken (Actor) | Ogawa Mayumi (Actor) | Shôji Yasui (Actor) 緒形拳 (Actor) | 小川真由美 (Actor) | Shôji Yasui (Actor) 绪形拳 (Actor) | 小川真由美 (Actor) | Shôji Yasui (Actor) 緒形拳 (Actor) | 小川真由美 (Actor) | Shôji Yasui (Actor) Ogata Ken (Actor) | Ogawa Mayumi (Actor) | Shôji Yasui (Actor)
Director:	Imamura Shohei 今村昌平 今村昌平 今村昌平 Imamura Shohei
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Release Date:	2007-05-15
UPC Code:	715515023528
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Criterion Collection
Package Weight:	180 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004678746

Director: Shohei Imamura

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono 1.0 - Japanese
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Interviews: Shohei Imamura - Director
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essays:
1. Toichi Nakata
2. Shohei Imamura