Lullaby to Kill (1977)
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Kon Ichikawa
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Koji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Insp. Isokawa |
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Keiko Kishi as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu) |
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Akiko Nishina as Chie Bessho (Harue's daughter) |
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Koji Kita as Kanao Aochi (Rika's son) |
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Yoko Takahashi as Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister) |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Ito Izutsu |
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Michiko Hayashi as Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu) |
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Misako Watanabe as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother |
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Takeshi Katō as Inspector Tachibana |
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Hideji Ōtaki as Dr. Gondô |
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Nobuo Nakamura as Hôan Tatara |
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Nobuto Okamoto as Patrolman Nakamura |
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Eiko Nagashima as Satoko Aochi (Rika's daughter, Kanao's younger sister) |
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Yukiko Nagano as Fumiko Nire (the eldest daughter) |
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Kayoko Shiraishi as Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister) |
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Fujio Tokita as Tatsuzô - Harue's Elder Brother |
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Akiji Kobayashi as Koreya Kusakabe (manager) |
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Kazunaga Tsuji as Detective Nozu |
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Takao Zushi as Toshiro Yura (Atsuko's son) |
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Baku Ohwada as |
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Tetsuya Ushio as Ryuji Nire (the second son) |
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Keiko Tomita as Michiko Nire (Naota's wife) |
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Setsuko Kawaguchi as Eiko Yura - Toshirô's Wife |
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Shizuko Azuma as |
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Yoshie Kihira as |
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Isao Kishimoto as |
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Ben Yuzawa as |
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Shunsui Matsuda as |
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Riki Harada as |
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Bunji Hayata as |
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Daikei Shimizu as |
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Norihei Miki as Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague |
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Ryūtarō Tatsumi as Kahei Nire (scale maker) |
| Editing | Chizuko Osada | Editor |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Seishi Yokomizo | Novel |
| Editing | Nobuo Ogawa | Editor |
| Sound | Shin'ichi Tanabe | Music Arranger |
| Production | Osamu Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kon Ichikawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mitsuo Fujita | Co-Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Kojiro Sato | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Kiyoshi Hasegawa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Shinobu Muraki | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai | Original Music Composer |