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Did you know
75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Chieko Sōma
Yūko Misono
Eitarō Shindō
Kensaku Hara
Hiroshi Chō
Kinzō Shin
Teruyo Asagumo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Writers
- Yoshitake Hisa, Hajime Takaiwa, Seishi Yokomizo
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 175 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Part of the "Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Chiezo Kataoka and Chieko Sōma and Yūko Misono carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0226657 — 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
- 131 min · 2h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)
Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)
Also by
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Production companies
Who made it
Toei Company
JP
Key crew
- Original StorySeishi Yokomizo
- MusicShiro Fukai
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1951-11-02
