The Strangling
6.4
The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and uncompromising father) are opposed to women (victims of men) as embodiment of salvation.
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Cast
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Kō Nishimura
Yasuzo Kariba
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Nobuko Otowa
Ryoko Kariba
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Eiji Okada
Yoshio Morikawa
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Tsutomu Kariba
Tsutomu Kariba
Also in
Disciples of Hippocrates
Hear the Wind Sing
Kotoe Hatsui
Known for
Castle in the Sky
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Hideo Kanze
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Pitfall
Tokuko Watanabe
Also in
The Watcher in the Attic
Noble Lady Bound Vase
Rokkō Toura
Known for
Kuroneko
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Daigo Kusano
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Hōsei Komatsu
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Leo Morimoto
Known for
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Kids Return
Kaneto Shindō Director · Hikaru Hayashi Composer Yoshiyuki Miyake Cinematographer
First release June 2, 1979 · Produced in Japan · Original title 絞殺
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
絞殺
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 2, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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