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The Shadow Within
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The Shadow Within

1970-06-13 · 97 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Thriller

When a married man begins an affair with a woman from his past, he comes to suspect her young son intends to murder him.

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Directors
Yoshitarō Nomura
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaYasuko Koiso
Gō KatōGō KatōYukio Hamajima
Mayumi OgawaMayumi OgawaKeiko Hamajima
Yūsuke TakitaYūsuke TakitaHamajima's uncle
Kaneko IwasakiKaneko IwasakiHamajima's mother
Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida
Yoshio InabaYoshio Inaba
Yōsuke KondōYōsuke Kondō
Akiko NomuraAkiko Nomura
Atsuko KawaguchiAtsuko Kawaguchi
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Yuriko Abe
Azusa Koyama
Katsue Nitta
Yoshihide Shimizu
Hisato Okamoto

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