Rope and Skin 1979
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 70 minutes
- Director
- Shōgorō Nishimura
- Network
- Nikkatsu Corporation
What is Rope and Skin?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Rope and Skin" (1979).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1979
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 70 minutes
- Release date
- Jul 21, 1979
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.8/10 from 10 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~70 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Nikkatsu Corporation
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Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Rope and Skin" (1979).
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Rope and Skin
Year: 1979
Release Date: 07/21/1979 (JP)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1h 10m
Protagonist: Okoma (Red Cherry)
Protagonist background: Woman gambler, retired from the yakuza world.
Plot: Two years after retirement, she returns home. The big boss has been assassinated. His daughter is struggling to control things against a rival gang led by the men who killed her father. Okoma decides to avenge the former boss and help the daughter (a former friend). She recruits her own gang, including an expert knife-fighter who is her former lover. After a fight, the new Gang Leader captures and tortures Okoma sadistically.
Sentence 1 (No spoilers): Rope and Skin is a 1979 drama film with a runtime of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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- Rich thematic depth offers plenty of reward for attentive viewers.
- Deliberate pacing requires patient investment before the overarching mystery unravels.
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Rope and Skin holds a community rating of 5.8/10 based on 10 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Drama for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie Rope and Skin and when was it released?
Rope and Skin is a feature film with a runtime of 70 minutes. It was released in 1979. Release status: Released.
Who directed Rope and Skin?
Rope and Skin was directed by Shōgorō Nishimura.
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