The Shadow of Fear

Nan
1h 8m
1956

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1956-09-11

Top Billed Cast

Shinsuke Maki

Yoshio

Keiko Amaji

Fujie

Sumiko Minami

Makiko

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Yama-san

Taketoshi Naitō

Inspector Yasumoto

Tanie Kitabayashi

Taiji Tonoyama

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuo Matsushita

Hiroshi Kondō

Zenji Yamada

Jun Hamamura

Keiko Izumi

Tamiko

Yoko Takeuchi

Keiko Hara

Mikiko Sakai

Tatsue

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