The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend

1957 1h 1m JA

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Fourth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eiji Okada
Kogoro Akechi
Masako Nakamura
Mariko
Yasumitsu Komori
Yoshi Katō
The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Mitsue Komiya
Kyoko Koga
Jun Usami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Sekigawa
Writers: Rampo Edogawa, Tadashi Ogawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Sekigawa, shot by Hiroshi Fukushima. 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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CAST

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Eiji Okada and Masako Nakamura and Yasumitsu Komori carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0224109 — 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

Hideo Sekigawa directs. Hiroshi Fukushima behind the camera. Eiichi Yamada scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hideo Sekigawa, shot by Hiroshi Fukushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Eiji Okada and Masako Nakamura and Yasumitsu Komori carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0224109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.