Demon King of Yoja Manor (1957)
During a packed game at Korakuen Stadium, Eagles’ star Tsubota faints, while singer Kyoko Tsukita collapses on stage at Cabaret Copacana. Goro Hayatori, deputy director of Hayatori Hospital, grows suspicious of Akuri, founder of the new religion “Reihi-kyo,” who had predicted these incidents. Together with his fiancée Mitsuko Nogata and friend Chief Kamimura, he investigates Akuri. It’s revealed that Akuri conspired with Dr. Sakurada, a psychiatrist, using a brainwave-disrupting ray to cause Tsubota and Tsukita’s collapse. Disguised as “Busujima,” Sakurada operates from a nearby villa. Meanwhile, Dr. Stanley from Monotor Republic plans to assassinate conglomerate Maurice and enlists Sakurada to create a half-animal man. Soon after, Akuri predicts Tsubota’s death as Sakurada aims to showcase the creature’s power for profit.
Director: Morihei Magatani
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Jūzaburō Akechi as Goro Hayatori |
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Jack Altenbay as Professor Stanley |
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Ureo Egawa as Professor Sakurada |
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Chisako Hara as Tomoko Nakano |
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Ed Keane as Head of Monotol Repubric |
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Sōzaburō Kikuchi as Monster |
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Kyōji Kokonoe as Detective Yoshioka |
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Shinsuke Mikimoto as Tsubota |
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Fujio Murakami as Detective Narai |
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Misao Nakahara as Kyoko Tsukita |
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Akemi Nishi as Acrobat woman |
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Shojiro Ogasawara as Hunchback |
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Masaru Okada as Hiroshi Yamada |
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Reiko Seto as Mitsuko Nogata |
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Yoshihisa Suzuki as Acrobat man |
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Ken Uehara as Inspector Uemura |
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Katsuko Wakasugi as Aguri |
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Miyako Yamaguchi as Yasuko Hayatori |
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Shinobu Yuki as Kyoko's assistant |
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Reiko Ōhara as Miko |
| Directing | Morihei Magatani | Director |
| Writing | Nagayoshi Akasaka | Writer |
| Writing | Michiyoshi Doi | Writer |
| Production | Mitsugi Okura | Producer |
| Sound | Sadao Nagase | Music |
| Crew | Morita Shigeru | Cinematography |
| Editing | Toshio Goto | Editor |
