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Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

Living only for today — for pleasure. A killer who gets what he wants — including death.

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

21 April 1979

Country

Japan

Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Iwao Enokizu

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Shizuo Enokizu

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Kayo Enokizu

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kazuko Enokizu

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Haru Asano

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Hisano Asano

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Tanejiro Shibata

Goro Tarumi

Goro Tarumi

Daihachi Baba

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Chiyoko Hata

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Sachiko

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inspector Kawai

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Investigator Yoshino

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Inspector Kuwata

Akira Hamada

Akira Hamada

Detective Ichikawa

Kazunaga Tsuji

Kazunaga Tsuji

Detective Kuchiishi

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shigomi Deike

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Haru's Mahjong Friend

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Cane Girl

Ryūzō Saki

Ryūzō Saki

Asano's Customer

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Pawnshop Owner

Kikuo Kaneuchi

Kikuo Kaneuchi

Station Assistant

Shinya Ono

Shinya Ono

Naval Accounting Lieutenant

Daisuke Sano

Daisuke Sano

Iwao's Childhood

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Defendant's Mother

Sumiko Abe

Sumiko Abe

Probation Officer

Toshirō Ishidō

Toshirō Ishidō

Presiding Judge

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Kyohei Kawashima

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Policeman

Miyoko Nakamura

Miyoko Nakamura

Farmer

Yoshiko Maki

Yoshiko Maki

Farmer

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Nisshinbo Section Manager

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