Underplayed Gems

Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)

Rape and Death of a Housewife poster
Original title
人妻集団暴行致死事件
Directed by
Noboru Tanaka
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Japanese film from 1978 about a housewife who becomes the victim of a violent attack. It follows the events surrounding the crime and its aftermath in a grim and unflinching way.

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What happens

『人妻集団暴行致死事件』(ひとづましゅうだんぼうこうちしじけん)は、1978年製作・公開の日本映画。日活ロマンポルノの一作。カラー、シネマスコープ。 田中登監督、室田日出男主演。1979年のキネマ旬報では9位。日本アカデミー賞では優秀監督賞に選ばれた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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