Crossroad (1956)
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
Director: Umetsugu Inoue
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Rentaro Mikuni as Shōgo Ise |
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Michiyo Aratama as Harumi Oki |
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Shirō Ōsaka as |
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Izumi Ashikawa as Yoshie Sōma |
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Kō Mishima as |
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Kunitaro Sawamura as |
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Tōru Abe as Inspector Hanada |
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Jushiro Kobayashi as Detective Tanabe |
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Eiko Higashitani as Mariko |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Tomoko Ise |
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Yoshiko Fujishiro as Momoko |
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Keiko Tama as Sumiko Ikeda |
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Kuniko Yamamura as Mrs. Shimamura |
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Toyo Fukuda as Kazuko Tamura |
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Zenji Yamada as Lawyer Nagata |
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Kiyoshi Kamoda as Patrolman in Atami |
| Directing | Umetsugu Inoue | Director |
| Writing | Rampo Edogawa | Story |
| Writing | Kenji Watanabe | Writer |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Production | Takeo Yanagawa | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nobumasa Fukushima | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kyosa Yoshida | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |