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Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

1964 · 150 min · JA · 7.1 (37 votes)
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · Starring Masumi Harukawa, Kō Nishimura, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Yūko Kusunoki, Ranko Akagi, Bumon Kahara · Music Toshirō Mayuzumi
Drama

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

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A suffocating portrait of desire and desperation. The film feels like a slow, simmering tension, exploring the quiet anxieties of a life unfulfilled. It's a stark, intimate, and deeply unsettling character study.

melancholictenseclaustrophobicsensualslow-burnJapanese New Wavearthousepsychological dramastark realismdesirelonelinessbetrayalsocial constraint
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