Noisy Requiem

May 28, 1988

2h 30m

★ 6.3

Overview

In the slums of Osaka, various marginalized misfits have their own interpretations of love. Completely alienated from the outside world, they commit sexual perversions, violence and cannibalism.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Yokubô Production

Noisy Requiem Trailers

Cast

Makoto

Kazuhiro Sano

Younger Sister

Yukiko Murata

Older Brother

Simon Kumai

Natsuko

Mamiko Nakai

Natsuko's brother

Toshihiko Hino

Lumpen

Isamu Osuga

Gengoro

Yasushi Takase

Gengoro (voice)

Yukichi Matsumoto

Wounded Soldier A

Akane Shirafuji

Wounded Soldier B

Minato Shibata

High School Girl A

Yuki Katayama

High School Girl B

Yuriko Kaminishi

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