L'Auberge du Mal

You arrive at a remote inn run by smugglers during Japan's closed-border era. You carry stolen money to ransom your lover. But betrayal runs deep within the criminal enterprise. Kobayashi's widescreen compositions, full of shadow, elevate the genre elements. The film lingers on duty and desire.

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Masaki Kobayashi directed L'Auberge du Mal in 1971. See Masaki Kobayashi's full filmography, where to start with Masaki Kobayashi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masaki Kobayashi.

L'Auberge du Mal was released in 1971 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.