The Eve of the Chinese Festival (1962)
A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?
Director:
Toshikazu Kono
Writer:
Hajime Takaiwa
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Ryutaro Otomo as Umon Kondo |
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Shunji Sakai as Talking Denroku |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Michirō Minami as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Hiromi Hanazono as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Eijirō Yanagi as |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Yachiyo Kirishima as |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as |
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Miss Wakasa as |
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Kikuko Hojo as |
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Ichirō Izawa as |
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Akemi Misawa as |
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Kinya Suzuki as |
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立花雄吉 as |
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Ikkō Ōkuni as |
| Directing | Toshikazu Kono | Director |
| Writing | Hajime Takaiwa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mitsuzō Sasaki | Novel |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Music |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai | Editor |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |
