• Director(s)

    Tai Kato

  • Production Year

    1968

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Sanae Nakahara, Chieko Baisho, Makoto Satō, Kin Sugai

Film

I, The Executioner

sexual violence, strong violence

I, THE EXECUTIONER is a Japanese crime drama from 1968 in which detectives link a series of murders to the suicide of a teenage boy. …

I, THE EXECUTIONER is a Japanese crime drama from 1968 in which detectives link a series of murders to the suicide of a teenage boy.

violence
A serial killer repeatedly stabs one of his victims after raping her. In another scene he strangles his victim during a scene of sexual violence.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Scenes of sexual violence are sustained and include breast nudity. There are also verbal references to child sex abuse and gang rape. In a flashback scene, a teenage boy is raped by a group of women, however there is limited sexual detail and no nudity.
additional issues
There is strong crime scene detail when a detective shows a woman close up images of a blood stained murder victim’s face. There are undetailed verbal references to a woman having a sexual fantasy about a serial killer. A character jumps to his death and there are verbal references to suicide. Language includes ‘bitch’, ’slut’, ‘bastard’ and ‘bugger’.

  • Director(s)

    Tai Kato

  • Production Year

    1968

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Sanae Nakahara, Chieko Baisho, Makoto Satō, Kin Sugai

sexual violence, strong violence
Classified Date:
23/11/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
A serial killer repeatedly stabs one of his victims after raping her. In another scene he strangles his victim during a scene of sexual violence.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Scenes of sexual violence are sustained and include breast nudity. There are also verbal references to child sex abuse and gang rape. In a flashback scene, a teenage boy is raped by a group of women, however there is limited sexual detail and no nudity.
additional issues
There is strong crime scene detail when a detective shows a woman close up images of a blood stained murder victim’s face. There are undetailed verbal references to a woman having a sexual fantasy about a serial killer. A character jumps to his death and there are verbal references to suicide. Language includes ‘bitch’, ’slut’, ‘bastard’ and ‘bugger’.

  • Classified date

    23/11/2023

  • Language

    Japanese