Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru

1954 1h 18m JA

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Synopsis

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Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Kōsuke Kindaichi
Chizuru Kitagawa
Fukuko Sayo
Kazuo Ishii
Kikuko Hanaoka
Eijirō Kataoka
Misako Uji
Kumiko Mayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunio Watanabe
Writers: Hajime Takaiwa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunio Watanabe, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Chizuru Kitagawa and Fukuko Sayo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunio Watanabe directs. Takashi Watanabe behind the camera. Eiichi Yamada scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kunio Watanabe, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Chiezo Kataoka and Chizuru Kitagawa and Fukuko Sayo carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0225994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.