The Shadow of Fear

1956•1h 8m

ThrillerDramaCrime

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Shinsuke Maki

Yoshio

Keiko Amaji

Fujie

Sumiko Minami

Makiko

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Yama-san

Taketoshi Naitō

Inspector Yasumoto

Tanie Kitabayashi

Taiji Tonoyama

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuo Matsushita

Hiroshi Kondō

Zenji Yamada

Jun Hamamura

Keiko Izumi

Tamiko

Yoko Takeuchi

Keiko Hara

Mikiko Sakai

Tatsue

Eiko Misuzu

Nobuo Kawakami

Detective Matsuki

Shigeo Hayashi

Kōji Yashiro

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