Freezing Point

Freezing Point

1966•1h 37m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(5)

Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. He believes of her extramarital affair she was unable to watch over their child properly and blames her for their daughter's death. To exact revenge on his wife, he then adopts the killer's child without telling the truth to his wife or their newly adopted child.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Natsue

Michiyo Yasuda

Michiyo Yasuda

Yoko

Kei Yamamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Toru

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kitahara

Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori

Tatsuko

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Keizo

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Murai

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Takagi

Masako Akeboshi

Tsugiko

Koji Kosugi

Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura

Matsuda

Akihide Tsuzawa

Akihide Tsuzawa

Toru as a boy

Mitsunobu Kaneko

Mitsunobu Kaneko

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