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Violence at Noon poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.3 / 100
1966·Crime / Drama·1h 39m

VIOLENCE AT NOON

Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.

Above the Line
Nagisa Ôshima·DirectorTaijun Takeda·WriterTsutomu Tamura·NovelAkira Takada·Director of PhotographyHikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerKeiichi Uraoka·Editor
Cast
Saeda Kawaguchi·Shino ShinozakiAkiko Koyama·Matsuko Koura, wife of Eisuke, teacherKei Satō·Eisuke OyamadaRokkō Toura·Genji HyugaHideo Kanze·Inagaki, husband of the raped womanNarumi Kayashima·Jinbo, teacherTeruko Kishi·Shino's grandmotherHōsei Komatsu·Shino's fatherHideko Kawaguchi·Matsuko's motherRyoko Takahara·Raped woman
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 2
Nagisa Ōshima·DirectorOh Deok-soo·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Taijun Takeda·WriterTsutomu Tamura·Novel
Camera· 1
Akira Takada·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Keiichi Uraoka·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Hikaru Hayashi·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
76.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#000000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Tense, Unsettling
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The top half of the poster features a black and white image of a person's head, seen in profile, with a cloth band covering their eyes. A hand is visible near t”

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Key Elements
Cloth Eye Band
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Mixed
Design Score
7/10
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