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The Shadow of Fear

The Shadow of Fear

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 September 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Shinsuke Maki

Shinsuke Maki

Yoshio

Keiko Amaji

Keiko Amaji

Fujie

Sumiko Minami

Sumiko Minami

Makiko

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Yama-san

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Inspector Yasumoto

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuo Matsushita

Tatsuo Matsushita

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Keiko Izumi

Keiko Izumi

Tamiko

Yoko Takeuchi

Yoko Takeuchi

Keiko Hara

Keiko Hara

Mikiko Sakai

Mikiko Sakai

Tatsue

Eiko Misuzu

Eiko Misuzu

Nobuo Kawakami

Nobuo Kawakami

Detective Matsuki

Shigeo Hayashi

Shigeo Hayashi

Kōji Yashiro

Kōji Yashiro

Ryusei Ito

Ryusei Ito

Ikuo Nikaido

Ikuo Nikaido

Terue Shigemori

Terue Shigemori

Masami Miyaji

Masami Miyaji

Sonosuke Niki

Sonosuke Niki

Sho Furuta

Sho Furuta

Kōji Seyama

Kōji Seyama

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