Rent A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The editor of a sports magazine grooms fashion model Reiko to become a pro golfer, while retaining exclusive rights to her likeness. Reiko's popularity soars after she wins her first tournament and she becomes a media sensation, but when she and her manager (Yoshio Harada) cause a hit-and-run accident, the victim begins to blackmail Reiko (Yoko Shiraki), intruding further and further into her personal life. This was Seijun Suzuki's comeback film after being blacklisted by the film industry for ten years. Though adapted from a popular manga, the bold visuals and absurdist plot twists are vintage Suzuki.
- Actors:
- Kuniko Ashihara, Kyôko Enami, Chieko Harada, Yoshio Harada, Tokie Hidari, Koreharu Hisatomi, Yoko Horikoshi, Kuniko Ishii, Tadayuki Kitagami, Kaori Kobayashi, Asao Koike, Tetsu Mizuno, Keisuke Noro, Masumi Okada, Shûji Sano, Izumi Shirakawa, Yoko Shiraki, Jô Shishido, Isao Tamagawa, Kôji Wada
- Directors:
- Seijun Suzuki
- Producers:
- Kenzô Asada, Yoshiki Nomura
- Writers:
- Ikki Kajiwara, Atsushi Yamatoya
- Aka:
- Hishu monogatari / A Tale of Sorrow
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by critic and author Samm Deighan (2025)
- New interview with editor Kunihiko Ukai (2025)
- Trailer
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