The Beautiful Mechanical Doll (1992)
One night in Ginza, Kogoro Akechi meets a woman who calls herself Shizuko Yanagi. Shizuko claims that her mother, Michiko, is trying to kill her. As if to prove her point, Michiko has challenged Shizuko to a “duel” using potassium cyanide. Shizuko narrowly wins the duel, and Michiko falls to her death. However, a series of bizarre incidents begins to unfold around Shizuko, all centered on the vast fortune Michiko left behind. Furthermore, whenever these incidents occur, a mysterious monster with a disfigured face appears. Could it be Michiko, risen from the grave?
Director: Yasutada Nagano
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Teruhiko Saigō as Kogoro Akechi |
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Yôko Hoshi as Fumiyo Kobayashi |
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Yoneko Matsukane as Sanae Oda |
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Chu Arai as Inspector Namikoshi |
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Jun Miho as Shizuko Yanagi |
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Yasuko Sanjo as Michiko Yanagi |
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Tatsuya Miyazaki as Kiyoshi Sonoda |
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Hiroshi Okochi as Shoichi Ogawa |
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Kisuke Yamashita as Fusao Mitani |
| Directing | Yasutada Nagano | Director |
| Writing | Rampo Edogawa | Novel |
| Writing | Gô Yoshida | Teleplay |