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The Shadow of Fear
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The Shadow of Fear

1956-09-11 · 68 min · Not rated

Thriller · Drama · Crime

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder.

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Directors
Kō Nakahira, Koreyoshi Kurahara
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shinsuke MakiYoshio
Keiko AmajiKeiko AmajiFujie
Sumiko MinamiSumiko MinamiMakiko
Toshiyuki IchimuraToshiyuki IchimuraYama-san
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōInspector Yasumoto
Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
Masami ShimojōMasami Shimojō
Tatsuo Matsushita
Hiroshi KondōHiroshi Kondō
Zenji YamadaZenji Yamada
Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura
Keiko IzumiTamiko
Yoko Takeuchi
Keiko HaraKeiko Hara
Mikiko SakaiMikiko SakaiTatsue
Eiko Misuzu
Nobuo KawakamiNobuo KawakamiDetective Matsuki
Shigeo Hayashi
Kōji YashiroKōji Yashiro

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