Akai satsui
A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.
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"Shôhei Imamura (1926-2006) was a director known for his dark themes and unique vision, and his 1964 black and white drama Unholy Desire a.k.a. Murderous Instincts is a great example of his cold style. The story deals with a middle-class housewife Sadako (Masumi Harukawa) who lives with her common-law librarian husband Riichi (Kô Nishimura) and his young son Masaru. After she is raped by a burglar Hiraoko (Shigeru Tsuyuguchi) while being at home alone, she cannot even think about letting anyone know about what happened and initially intends to kill herself, but cannot bring herself to do it bec..."
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #474.
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A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.