Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake (1957)
Kofu duty guard Yamauchi Hinata-kami cultivated illegal drugs and had them sold through Omiya, a drug wholesaler in Edo Muromachi. One day, a strange spell descends on Omiya, killing his wife Osetsu, and then his second daughter Okyo as well. After that, there was a rumor that a ghost playing a flute appeared in the town of Edo. Sanshiro Tachibana, a member of the Kitamachi Magistrate Doshin, asked Denshichi to investigate these incident.
Director:
Seiichi Fukuda
Writers:
Shigeo Yasuda, Eibi Motomochi.
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Kōkichi Takada as |
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Michiko Saga as |
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Junzaburō Ban as |
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Kimiko Fukuda as |
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Hiroshi Ogasawara as |
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Ikkō Ōkuni as |
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Machiko Mizuhara as |
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Yukiko Ibuki as |
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Kyōko Sasaki as |
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Eiichi Nozawa as |
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Shinji Takano as |
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Kyomi Sakura as |
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Shuhei Yamada as |
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Yuko Takayama as |
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Joji Kaieda as |
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Yoshito Yamaji as |
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Akira Takaya as |
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Koji Nakata as |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro as |
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Kokinji Katsura as |
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Shinpei Takagi as |
| Directing | Seiichi Fukuda | Director |
| Writing | Shigeo Yasuda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eibi Motomochi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tadashi Manjome | Music |