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The Eve of the Chinese Festival

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The Eve of the Chinese Festival

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1h 26m

1962

Synopsis

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?

Director

Toshikazu Kono

DramaCrime

samurai

Cast & Crew

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

as Umon Kondo

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

as Talking Denroku

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Michirō Minami

Michirō Minami

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Hiromi Hanazono

Hiromi Hanazono

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

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