Underplayed Gems

Punishment Room (1956)

Punishment Room poster
Original title
処刑の部屋
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man experiences psychological and physical turmoil. The story focuses on his inner conflicts and the pain he endures.

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What happens

『処刑の部屋』(しょけいのへや)は、石原慎太郎の短編小説。1956年(昭和31年)、雑誌『新潮』3月号に掲載。同名のタイトルの映画作品(太陽族映画)も1956年(昭和31年)6月に公開された。 何かと賛否両論の別れた石原の初期作品の中では比較的、作家や文芸批評家らから好意的に受け入れられ、心の動きと肉体の痛みをリアルに描いた作品として、文学的にはもっとも評価された石原の短編小説である。一方で、同作を原作として製作された映画は、石原文学の観念性が除去され、直情的行動のみが描き出されたため議論を呼ぶこととなった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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