The Transgressor
Seen it?1974 | 91 min | Drama, Thriller, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who enjoys a good scare. Leaves you with something to think about. Liked The Devils or Audition? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norifumi Suzuki
- Yumi TakigawaMaya Takigawa
- Emiko YamauchiMatsuko Ishida
- Yayoi WatanabeHisako Kitano
- Ryōko EmaNatalie Green
- Hachiro TakoTatsuhei Kameda
- Harumi TajimaTamao Oka
- Natsuko YashiroKaoru Onotsuka
- Marie AntoinetteJanetto
- Emi JoYouko Watanabe
- Rie SaotomeEmi Takanami