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The Living Koheiji

The Living Koheiji

Genres

Horror

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The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

04 August 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Senjaku Nakamura

Senjaku Nakamura

Kohada Koheiji

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Ochika

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Takuro

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Otane

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Innkeeper

Ichirō Shimizu

Ichirō Shimizu

Actor 1

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Actor 2

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Dressing room keeper

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