Island of Horrors

1949 1h 42m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an isolated island in the Seto Inland Sea. Kosuke Kindaichi received a will from his friend Kito, which said, "Go to Gokumon Island to save my three younger sisters," and Kosuke went to Gokumon Island. Upon arriving at the residence of Quito, there were three beautiful sisters, a crazy father, a cousin of Sanae, and Kosuke plunged into a strange atmosphere. The film adaptation of the masterpiece novel of the same name by Seishi Yokomizo. Kyozo Kataoka plays Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, and Ryutaro Otomo plays Inspector Isokawa, who can be called Kindaichi's best partner.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Kôsuke Kindaichi
Ryutaro Otomo
Detective Isokawa
Eitarō Shindō
Kihei
Kunitaro Sawamura
Ko-an
Yōichi Numata
Senmanta
Noriko Sengoku
Tsukiyo
Isamu Kosugi
Police Shimizu
Kuniko Miyake
Sanae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Yoshitake Hisa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Takeo Itō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo and Eitarō Shindō carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Takeo Itō behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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177 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.
4Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Takeo Itō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo and Eitarō Shindō carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0225885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.