Violence at Noon (1966)
Hakuchû no tôrima (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 39min
- Crime, Drama
- 15 Jul 1966 (Japan)
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| Saeda Kawaguchi | ... |
Shino Shinozaki
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| Akiko Koyama | ... |
Matsuko Koura
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Eisuke Oyamada
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| Rokkô Toura | ... |
Genji Hyuga
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Inspector Haraguchi
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| Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
School director
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Teruko Kishi | ... |
Shino's grandmother
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| Hôsei Komatsu | ... |
Shino's father
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| Hideo Kanze | ... |
Inagaki, husband of the raped woman
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Hideko Kawaguchi | ... |
Matsuko's mother
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Narumi Kayashima | ... |
Jinbo, teacher
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Ryôko Takahara | ... |
Raped woman
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Sen Yano | ... |
Mayor
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Directed by
| Nagisa Ôshima | ||
Written by
| Taijun Takeda | ... | (novel) |
| Tsutomu Tamura | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Masayuki Nakajima | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hikaru Hayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Akira Takada | ||
Editing by
| Keiichi Uraoka | ||
Production Design by
| Shigemasa Toda | ||
Production Management
| Koshirô Nogi | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Deok-Soo Oh | ... | assistant director |
| Mamoru Sasaki | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Akira Honma | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rei Miura | ... | gaffer |
| Yasuhiro Yoshioka | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Takuji Yamaguchi | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku Films of America (1988) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Shochiku (1996) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Raro Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
- The Home Cinema Group (1993) (Australia) (video)
- Yume Pictures (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Hakuchû no tôrima is the portrayal of a violent rapist as seen through the recollections of his wife and one of his victims. As the film starts, Eisuke encounters Shino, who works as a maid in a house. She is a former coworker from a failed collective farm, whose life he once saved - only to rape her. Soon, Eisuke's criminal pattern of rapes and murders emerges as he goes on assaulting women. Shino witnesses of one of them, as Eisuke tries to violate her employer. When cooperating with the police on making a description of the rapist, Shino withholds her crucial knowledge of his identity. She prefers writing letters to Eisuke's dutiful wife, Matsuko, a schoolteacher, in order to expose his true nature and perhaps induce her into turning Eisuke over to the police. Written by X |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie is made up of 1,508 takes. The average shot length is 4.5 seconds. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1984). See more » |