Kenpei to Barabara Shibijin
| Kenpei to Barabara Shibijin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kyotaro Namiki |
| Written by | Akira Sugimoto |
| Cinematography | Shin Yamanaka |
| Music by | Masao Yoneyama |
| Distributed by | Shintoho |
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Running time | 73 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kenpei to Barabara Shibijin (憲兵とバラバラ死美人; "The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty") is a 1957 black-and-white Japanese thriller film directed by Kyotaro Namiki and written by Akira Sugimoto, based on the book Notautsu Kanpei by Japanese military officer Keisuke Kosaka.[2]
Cast
- Shōji Nakayama
- Kazuko Wakasugi
- Shigeru Amachi
Legacy
The film is best known for its association with the SNES game EarthBound. Its creator, Shigesato Itoi, accidentally walked in on the film as a child and mistook a murder scene for a rape scene, which traumatised him and inspired the eerie dialogue during the game's final boss battle with Giygas.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Kenpei to Barabara Shibijin" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "憲兵とバラバラ死美人：映画作品情報・あらすじ・評価｜MOVIE WALKER PRESS 映画". MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ Shigesato, Itoi (April 24, 2003). "[Interview with Shigesato Itoi]" (Interview) (in Japanese). 1101.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Shigesato, Itoi (April 18, 2003). "[Interview with Shigesato Itoi]" (Interview) (in Japanese). 1101.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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