Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake

1957 1h 38m JA

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Synopsis

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Kofu duty guard Yamauchi Hinata-kami cultivated illegal drugs and had them sold through Omiya, a drug wholesaler in Edo Muromachi. One day, a strange spell descends on Omiya, killing his wife Osetsu, and then his second daughter Okyo as well. After that, there was a rumor that a ghost playing a flute appeared in the town of Edo. Sanshiro Tachibana, a member of the Kitamachi Magistrate Doshin, asked Denshichi to investigate these incident.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
Michiko Saga
Junzaburō Ban
Kimiko Fukuda
Hiroshi Ogasawara
Ikkō Ōkuni
Machiko Mizuhara
Yukiko Ibuki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiichi Fukuda
Writers: Shigeo Yasuda, Eibi Motomochi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kōkichi Takada and Michiko Saga and Junzaburō Ban carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165299 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Seiichi Fukuda directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Kōkichi Takada and Michiko Saga and Junzaburō Ban carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0165299 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake (1957)

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Denshichi Torimonocho

Denshichi Torimonocho is a detective in the Edo period of Japan. He investigates strange and terrifying mysteries. The 13 movies in the series are all adapted from a novel.