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Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru

Part of Kosuke Kindaichi Series (Chiezo Kataoka)

1954•1h 18m
HorrorMysteryThriller

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Kōsuke Kindaichi

Chizuru Kitagawa

Chizuru Kitagawa

Fukuko Sayo

Fukuko Sayo

Kazuo Ishii

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Misako Uji

Misako Uji

Kumiko Mayama

Tadashi Minamikawa

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Ko Yamamuro

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Tsunemi Hirose

Tsunemi Hirose

Goro Morino

Kikuko Hasegawa

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