Intentions of Murder

By 1964 Shohei Imamura was established as one of the great directors of Japanese New Wave. Intentions of Murder takes a big step step and gives us a portrait of a woman seldom rivaled in the history of film; the chubby, naïve and (seemingly) simple Sadako. All she has known is a life of hardship, first as a servant and then as the unregistered wife of the son of her former employee. One night a burglar rapes her, but while contemplating suicide as tradition demands, she finds an unexpected strength within. As the character of Sadako evolves, so does the film itself. It grows and changes along with her. A milestone in the history of Japanese film! krj

Suitable for persons 15 years and older.

Shohei Imamura is one of the great filmmakers of Japan. With titles such as Nianchan (1959), The Insect Woman (1963), Vengeance is Mine (1979), The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and The Eel (1979), he has made great works of art in every decade he has worked as a director. Not only does he belong to an elite group of directors with two Palme d’Ors from Cannes, but has also had three more nominations.