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I, the Executioner
Directed by	Tai Kato
Written by	Tai Kato Haruhiko Mimura Yoji Yamada
Story by	Tadashi Hiromi
Produced by	Kunio Sawamura
Starring	Makoto Satō Chieko Baisho Tatsuo Matsumura
Cinematography	Keiji Maruyama
Edited by	Shizu Osawa
Music by	Hajime Kaburagi
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	13 April 1968 (1968-04-13)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

I, the Executioner (みな殺しの霊歌, Minagoroshi no Reika, aka Requiem for a Massacre ^[1]) is a 1968 Japanese neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Tai Kato, who co-wrote the screenplay with Haruhiko Mimura and Yoji Yamada, based on a story by Tadashi Hiromi. ^[2] The film stars Makoto Satō as a violent criminal who avenges the death of a young boy.

Plot

Kawashima avenges a young boy by tracking down and killing the five women who sexually molested and drove him to suicide. Police investigate the links between the murders to uncover the perpetrator.

Cast

• Makoto Satō as Tadashi Kawashima / Isao Shima
• Chieko Baisho as Haruko
• Sanae Nakahara as Keiko
• Kin Sugai as Misa
• Yoshiko Sawa as Misao
• Oh Ranfan as Takako
• Tatsuo Matsumura as Chief Detective Kasahara

References

External links

• Minagoroshi no reika at IMDb
• Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of the National Film Archive of Japan
• Minagoroshi no reika (in Japanese) in the database of Shochiku

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