Eclipse Series 21: OSHIMA'S OUTLAW SIXTIES: OSHIMA, Nagisa: Violence at Noon (1966)
Violence at Noon concerns the odd circumstances surrounding a horrific murder and rape spree. In a twist, the film is as much about the two women who protect the violent man — his wife and a former victim — as it is about him. Containing more than two thousand cuts and a wealth of inventive widescreen compositions, this cooly fragmented character study is a mesmerizing investigation of criminality and social decay.
99 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2010
Director/Writers
Nagisa Oshima was 34 when he directed Violence at Noon.
Screenplay by Tsutomo Tamura.
Based on a story by Taijun Takeda.
Other Oshima films in the Collection:
#1321: Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Eclipse Series 21: Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
Eclipse Series 21: Sing a Song of Sex (1966)
Eclipse Series 21: Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Eclipse Series 21: Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
#798: Death by Hanging (1968)
#466: In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
#467: Empire of Passion (1978)
#535: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
The Film
Screenplay by Tsutomo Tamura.
Based on a story by Taijun Takeda.
Other Oshima films in the Collection:
#1321: Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Eclipse Series 21: Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
Eclipse Series 21: Sing a Song of Sex (1966)
Eclipse Series 21: Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Eclipse Series 21: Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
#798: Death by Hanging (1968)
#466: In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
#467: Empire of Passion (1978)
#535: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
The Film





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