I, the Executioner (1968 film)

I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner
Directed by	Tai Kato
Written by	Tai Kato; Haruhiko Mimura; Yoji Yamada
Story by	Tadashi Hiromi
Produced by	Kunio Sawamura
Starring	Makoto Satō; Chieko Baisho; Tatsuo Matsumura
Cinematography	Keiji Maruyama
Edited by	Shizu Osawa
Music by	Hajime Kaburagi
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	13 April 1968;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

I, the Executioner (みな殺しの霊歌, Minagoroshi no Reika, aka Requiem for a Massacre^[1]) is a 1968 Japanese neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Tai Kato.^[2]

Plot[edit]

A man avenges a young boy by tracking down and killing the five women who sexually molested and drove him to suicide. Police investigate the links between the murders to uncover the perpetrator.

Cast[edit]

Makoto Satō as Tadashi Kawashima / Isao Shima
Chieko Baisho as Haruko
Sanae Nakahara as Keiko
Kin Sugai as Misa
Yoshiko Sawa as Misao
Oh Ranfan as Takako
Tatsuo Matsumura as Chief Detective Kasahara

References[edit]

^ "Minagoroshi no reika" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "みな殺しの霊歌". KINENOTE. Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Minagoroshi no reika at IMDb
Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of the National Film Archive of Japan
Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of Shochiku

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[JCD-1] "Minagoroshi no reika" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[2] "みな殺しの霊歌". KINENOTE. Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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