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Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf

Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf

Part of Case of Umon Collection

1959•1h 27m•6.3/10
HistoryMysteryAction

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6.3/10(7)

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it leads to a potential conspiracy to kill the Shogun.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Koishi Kimi

Koishi Kimi

Keiko Yukishiro

Keiko Yukishiro

Hiromi Hanazono

Hiromi Hanazono

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Fumiyo Fujimoto

Reiko Miyama

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Hiroshi Mizuno

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Kanji Koshiba

Kanji Koshiba

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Ryuichi Nagashima

Itoshi Yumeji

Itoshi Yumeji

Kokichi Nakamura

Tokumaro Dan

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