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Across the Darkness
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Across the Darkness

1959-12-01 · 103 min · ★ 9.0

Action · Crime

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.

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Directors
Yasuzō Masumura
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroshi KawaguchiHiroshi KawaguchiKunio Ishizuka
So YamamuraSo YamamuraTakazawa
Junko KanoJunko KanoMotomi Torii
Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaHirose
Hideo TakamatsuHideo TakamatsuIkuta
Koh SugitaKoh Sugita
Hajime Mitamura
Yuko YashioYuko Yashio
Kenji OyamaKenji Oyama
Hisako TakihanaHisako Takihana
Mantarō UshioMantarō Ushio
Kappei Matsumoto
Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura
Bontarō MiakeBontarō Miake
Sho NatsukiSho Natsuki
Yūji Moriya
Kazuko Miyagawa
Tsutomu Nakata
Mitsuko Han'ya
Kisao Tobita

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