The Beauty in Mourning (1994)
A beautiful widow named Ruriko Omuta visits the Akechi residence and asks Kogoro Akechi to provide her with personal security. Just then, art dealer Yamano is shot dead right before Ruriko’s eyes. Sensing that there is more to the incident than meets the eye, Akechi sets out to investigate on his own. Meanwhile, back in her hometown of Nagasaki, a man named Shigeyuki Satomi—claiming to be a distant relative of Ruriko’s late husband—appears before her. Though Ruriko finds herself drawn to Satomi, she already has a lover named Yoshio Kawamura. What’s more, Kawamura has been involved in a terrible crime alongside Ruriko. Will Akechi be able to uncover their secret? And who is Satomi really?
Director: Ryuichi Takamori
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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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Sabu Kawahara as Inspector Namikoshi |
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Aya Sugimoto as Ruriko Ōmuta |
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Naoya Uchida as Yoshio Kawamura |
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Hiroshi Okochi as Yoichi Sumita |
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Shinsho Nakamaru as Taizo Yamano |
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Ichirō Takakura as Toyo Nishikawa |
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Hideaki Obara as Chief Detective |
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Minori Terada as Toshikiyo Ōmuta |
| Directing | Ryuichi Takamori | Director |
| Writing | Rampo Edogawa | Novel |
| Writing | Gô Yoshida | Teleplay |
| Writing | Marie Corelli | Novel |
