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Moment of Terror
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Moment of Terror

1966-04-16 · 95 min · ★ 5.9

Crime · Drama

When the only son of a working class woman is fatally struck by a car driven by the adulterous wife of a company president in a hit-and-run, the victim's mother changes her identity and infiltrates the couple's home to work as their maid, plotting to murder their similarly-aged son.

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Directors
Mikio Naruse
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideko TakamineHideko TakamineKuniko, the Mother
Yōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaKinuko Kakinuma
Eitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaKakinuma
Daisuke KatōDaisuke KatōKawashima
Jin NakayamaJin NakayamaSusumu Ogasawara
Toshio KurosawaToshio KurosawaKuniko's younger brother
Natsuko KaharaNatsuko KaharaFumie
Kumeko UrabeKumeko UrabeHisako Kanematsu
Yoshio InabaYoshio Inaba
Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya
Yutaka SadaYutaka Sada
Kan YanagiyaKan Yanagiya
Hisao ToakeHisao Toake
Yasuzō Ogawa
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajima
Hirayoshi AonoHirayoshi Aono
Chieko NakakitaChieko Nakakita
Gen ShimizuGen Shimizu
Kazuya Oguri

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