Sweet Revenge
霧の旗
“A man and a woman met at a murder.... It was just the beginning of their tragic love.”
Synopsis
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in Kitakyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death.
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Kiri-no-hata (1977) Original Trailer [HD]
Type: Trailer • Published 2023-09-19
Top Cast
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Momoe Yamaguchi
Kiriko Yanagida
Tomokazu Miura
Keiichi Abe
Rentaro Mikuni
Kinzo Otsuka
Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Masao Yanagida
Haruko Katō
Yoshiko Otsuka
Izumi Hara
Kiku Watanabe
Renji Ishibashi
Takeo Yamagami
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Lawyer Hyodo
Miyuki Kojima
Nobuko Ehara
Akiko Koyama
Michiko Kono
Shigeru Kōyama
Editor Tanimura
Yūsuke Natsu
Kenji Sugiura
Shin'ya Ohwada
Lawyer Shiratori
Masaya Takahashi
Prosecutor
Tomiko Ishii
Madam of the Noa Noa bar
Yutaka Hayashi
Nishimura
Toru Wakasugi
Yamakawa
Mayuko Nishimura
Sanae Yashiro
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsumi Nishikawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Kei Hattori
- Original Score
- Masaru Satō
- Original Title
- 霧の旗
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Studios
- TOHO, Horipro
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsumi Nishikawa
Kei Hattori, Seicho Matsumoto
Masaru Satō
Yonezō Maeda
Akira Suzuki
Hideo Sasai, Takeo Hori
Department Leadership Roster
Katsumi Nishikawa
Director
Yonezō Maeda
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Kei Hattori
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sweet Revenge
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What is Sweet Revenge about?
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in Kitakyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death.
Who directed Sweet Revenge?
Sweet Revenge was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa.
Who stars in Sweet Revenge?
The principal cast of Sweet Revenge includes Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Rentaro Mikuni, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Haruko Katō.
When was Sweet Revenge released and how long is it?
Sweet Revenge was released in 1977 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.
Who composed the musical score for Sweet Revenge?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sweet Revenge was composed by Masaru Satō.