
The Shadow of Fear
1956-09-11 · 68 min · Not rated
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
Keiko AmajiFujie
Sumiko MinamiMakiko
Toshiyuki IchimuraYama-san
Taketoshi NaitōInspector Yasumoto
Tanie Kitabayashi
Taiji Tonoyama
Masami Shimojō
Hiroshi Kondō
Zenji Yamada
Jun Hamamura
Keiko Hara
Mikiko SakaiTatsue
Nobuo KawakamiDetective Matsuki
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