The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (1973)
Based on the original mystery novel by Seicho Matsumoto. Novelist Ryuji Sugimoto is publishing his serial in a local newspaper when a woman from Tokyo subscribes, saying she’s interested in his work—only to abruptly cancel weeks later. Suspicious, he realizes her true interest may not be the fiction at all, but a real double suicide reported in the same paper.
Director:
Tokihisa Morikawa
Writer:
Mieko Osanai
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Keiko Natsu as |
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Kei Yamamoto as |
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Hisashi Igawa as |
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Yukiko Yoshino as |
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Aoi Nakajima as |
| Directing | Tokihisa Morikawa | Director |
| Writing | Mieko Osanai | Screenplay |
| Writing | Seicho Matsumoto | Original Story |