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Rating: 8 stars

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Netflix pinky violence revenge murder torture prison escape robbery

All movies seen on 03/30/2013

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Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968)

Directed by Yoshihiro Ishikawa

Action | Drama | Eastern

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment of government gold.  When this plan goes wrong and Ohyaku ends up in prison, she resolves to do anything to escape and claim revenge on the ones who betrayed her and her lover.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Junko Miyazono | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Kunio Murai | Hôsei Komatsu | Gannosuke Ashiya | Yuriko Mishima | Kôji Sekiyama | Kôji Nanbara | Keiko Tsushima | Kinji Nakamura | Hiroshi Nawa | Shinji Takano

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I really loved this early black and white pinky violence film, kind of Japan’s answer to America’s exploitation cinema of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The widescreen cinematography and crisp focus make everything stand out really well though I could easily see this film working in color as well.

Junko Miyazano does a great job in the lead role as Ohyaku. The full title of the disc I got from Netflix is “Legends of the Poisonous Seductress: Female Demon Ohyaku.” I don’t know if this is a series, as the title seems to indicate, but I hope so as I’d love to see more with this character.

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