Cover image for Penance
Penance
Title:
Penance
Author:
Kurosawa, Kiyoshi, 1955-
Publication Information:
[Japan] : Music Box Films : Doppleganger Releasing, 2014.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
A mysterious stranger approaches a group of young friends, then kidnaps and brutally murders one of the girls. Wracked with grief, the victim's unhinged mother Asako demands that the shaken survivors identify the killer or face a penance of her choosing. Growing up in the shadow of this tragic debt, each of the four girls cultivates a warped survival mechanism; avoidance, desperation, fear, obsession.
General Note:
Bonus features: Interview with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa; interview with actress Kyoko Koizumi; Collector's booklet including photos and essays; Video essay on "Penance" and the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Language:
Japanese
Reading Level:
Not rated.
UPC:
741360538603
Format :
DVD