Onna Gokuakuchō (1970)

Original title

おんな極悪帖

Directed by

Kazuo Ikehiro

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates a world of criminals and schemers in feudal Japan. Every character is driven by selfish motives and no one can be trusted.

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What happens

Onna Gokuakuchō (Japanese: おんな極悪帖) also known as Naked Ambition, is a 1970 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. It is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Kyōfu Jidai. All the characters in the film are villains. Kazuo Ikehiro said the film is his favorite film along with Hitori Okami among the films he directed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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