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RUNTIME
Did you know
84 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
KΕ Nishimura
Kikuko Hojo
Sanae Nakahara
Masao Mishima
Yuriko Anjo
Nobuko Tashiro
Tadayoshi Ueda
Takashi Kanda
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tsuneo Kobayashi
- Writers
- IchirΕ Miyagawa, Hajime Takaiwa
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Fun facts πΏ
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tsuneo Kobayashi directs. Noboru Takanashi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 261 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi, shot by Noboru Takanashi. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5KΕ Nishimura and Kikuko Hojo and Sanae Nakahara carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0202956 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Noboru Takanashi
- Runtime
- 84 min Β· 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Production companies
Who made it
Toei Company
JP
Key crew
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1965-09-04
Also known as
International titles
- Suspense per un assassinoIT
- The Ghost of the One Eyed ManUS
- House of FearUS
- Kaidan katame no otokoJP
- Il Pozzo di SatanaIT
