Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Part of Case of Umon Collection

1960•1h 24m•6.0/10

HistoryMysteryAction

Ratings

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6.0/10(1)

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in several recent murder cases. To prove their innocence and uncover the truth, Umon launches his own investigation.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Chizuru Kitagawa

Chizuru Kitagawa

Keiko Okawa

Keiko Okawa

Emi Ito

Emi Ito

Yumi Ito

Yumi Ito

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Zeko Nakamura

Zeko Nakamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Hiroshi Mizuno

Michisaburō Segawa

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