The Shape of Night
sexual violence
Director(s)Noboru Nakamura
Production year1964
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes94m
CastMiyuki Kuwano, Mikijirô Hira, Keisuke Sonoi, Bunta Sugawara, Masuyo Iwamoto, Misako Tominaga, Isao Kimura, Noriko Sengoku, Akitake Kôno, Miyoko Nakamura, Noboru Nakamura, Toshihide Gondo, Kyoko Ohta, Akihiko Shimada, Masanobu Higure, Tôichirô Narushima, Keiichi Uraoka
The Shape of Night
sexual violence
THE SHAPE OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese drama, from 1964, in which a woman is forced into sex work by her violent, debt-rid ...
THE SHAPE OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese drama, from 1964, in which a woman is forced into sex work by her violent, debt-ridden boyfriend and meets a customer who tries to convince her to leave her dire situation.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man coerces a young woman into becoming a sex worker in order to pay his debts to a criminal syndicate. He becomes physically violent and sexually assaults her when she refuses to comply with his demands. There is also a sustained scene of sexual threat and sexualised violence in which a gang of criminals pin a woman onto the ground and place a cushion over her face. This is followed by an implied gang rape while the victim's partner sits helplessly outside the room. However, this occurs off-screen and the victim is shown lying on the ground in the aftermath.
additional issues
There are undetailed stabbings which are devoid of any injury detail. Black-and-white news footage depicts a clash between protesters and police. Moderate bad language (‘whore’, ‘bitch’) occurs, as well as milder terms such as ‘piss’, ‘ass’, ‘tart’, ‘damn’ and ‘butt’. There are references to sex and sex work. Characters are frequently shown smoking cigarettes.
sexual violence
Classified Date:
31/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man coerces a young woman into becoming a sex worker in order to pay his debts to a criminal syndicate. He becomes physically violent and sexually assaults her when she refuses to comply with his demands. There is also a sustained scene of sexual threat and sexualised violence in which a gang of criminals pin a woman onto the ground and place a cushion over her face. This is followed by an implied gang rape while the victim's partner sits helplessly outside the room. However, this occurs off-screen and the victim is shown lying on the ground in the aftermath.
Classified date31/01/2024
LanguageJapanese
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man coerces a young woman into becoming a sex worker in order to pay his debts to a criminal syndicate. He becomes physically violent and sexually assaults her when she refuses to comply with his demands. There is also a sustained scene of sexual threat and sexualised violence in which a gang of criminals pin a woman onto the ground and place a cushion over her face. This is followed by an implied gang rape while the victim's partner sits helplessly outside the room. However, this occurs off-screen and the victim is shown lying on the ground in the aftermath.
additional issues
There are undetailed stabbings which are devoid of any injury detail. Black-and-white news footage depicts a clash between protesters and police. Moderate bad language (‘whore’, ‘bitch’) occurs, as well as milder terms such as ‘piss’, ‘ass’, ‘tart’, ‘damn’ and ‘butt’. There are references to sex and sex work. Characters are frequently shown smoking cigarettes.
Director(s)Noboru Nakamura
Production year1964
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes94m
CastMiyuki Kuwano, Mikijirô Hira, Keisuke Sonoi, Bunta Sugawara, Masuyo Iwamoto, Misako Tominaga, Isao Kimura, Noriko Sengoku, Akitake Kôno, Miyoko Nakamura, Noboru Nakamura, Toshihide Gondo, Kyoko Ohta, Akihiko Shimada, Masanobu Higure, Tôichirô Narushima, Keiichi Uraoka
sexual violence
Classified Date:
31/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man coerces a young woman into becoming a sex worker in order to pay his debts to a criminal syndicate. He becomes physically violent and sexually assaults her when she refuses to comply with his demands. There is also a sustained scene of sexual threat and sexualised violence in which a gang of criminals pin a woman onto the ground and place a cushion over her face. This is followed by an implied gang rape while the victim's partner sits helplessly outside the room. However, this occurs off-screen and the victim is shown lying on the ground in the aftermath.
Classified date31/01/2024
LanguageJapanese
