Intentions of Murder

1964 · directed by Shōhei Imamura

Rating
73/100
Hit
no

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.

Intentions of Murder (1964), directed by Shōhei Imamura, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Masumi Harukawa
  • Kō Nishimura
  • Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
  • Yūko Kusunoki
  • Ranko Akagi
  • Bumon Kahara
  • Yoshi Katō
  • Tanie Kitabayashi
  • Fumie Kitahara
  • Kazuo Kitamura

Crew

  • Shinsaku Himeda — Director of Photography
  • Mutsuo Tanji — Editor
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer
  • Keiji Hasebe — Screenplay
  • Shōhei Imamura — Screenplay

More from Shōhei Imamura

  1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — 88/100 · hit
  2. The Pornographers (1966) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit
  4. Black Rain (1989) — 81/100 · hit
  5. The Eel (1997) — 80/100 · hit
  6. The Insect Woman (1963) — 78/100

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