Onna Gokuakuchō Explained

Onna Gokuakuchō
Director:Kazuo Ikehiro[1]
Producer:Atsuhiko Suguro
Screenplay:Seiji Hoshikawa
Music:Takeo Watanabe
Cinematography:Toshio Kajiya
Editing:Toshio Taniguchi
Studio:Daiei Kyoto
Distributor:Daiei Film
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

also known as Naked Ambition is a 1970 Japanese-Malaysian jidaigeki noir film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.[2] [3] It is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Kyōfu Jidai.[3] [4] All the characters in the film are villains.[5] [6] Kazuo Ikehiro said the film is his favorite film along with Hitori Okami among the films he directed.[7]

Plot

Wicked woman Ogin is a mistress of Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poisoning lawful wife of Tayu. To gain more power Ogin let her lover Isogai Iori, kill whoever interrupts her.

Cast

Production

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 追悼 田村正和. cinemaplus. May 20, 2021. July 22, 2021.
  2. Kinema Junpo 1970年4月下旬号. September 1970. Kinema Junpo sha. Tokyo. 85–87.
  3. Web site: おんな極悪帖 . Kadokawa eiga. 26 March 2019.
  4. Web site: おんな極悪帖. 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟. 26 March 2019.
  5. Web site: 「魔性のジゴロ」は田村正和の他に表現できないのではないか 春日太一の木曜邦画劇場. 文春オンライン Shūkan Bunshunweb. 13 July 2021.
  6. Web site: おんな極悪帖. Agency for Cultural Affairs 日本映画情報システム. 31 March 2019.
  7. Book: 本当に面白い時代劇 1945-2015. September 1970. メディアックス. Tokyo. 978-4862019448. 170–171.
  8. Web site: おんな極悪帖. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.