Black Lizard
6.5
The cunning detective Kogoro Akechi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.
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Cast
22 people
Machiko Kyō
Mrs. Midorikawa
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Minoru Ōki
Kogoro Akechi
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Junko Kano
Sanae Iwase
Also in
Black Test Car
Odd Obsession
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Jun Amemiya
Known for
Floating Weeds
Masao Mishima
Shobei Iwase
Known for
Harakiri
Late Spring
Sachiko Meguro
Mrs. Iwase
Known for
Charisma
Yoko Hizakura
Also in
Being Two Isn't Easy
Black Report
Koh Sugita
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Shizuo Chūjō
Also in
Dangerous Detective
Akai Shougeki
大庭健次朗
Also in
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Kenji Nagata
Also in
Sasaki Kojiro
Drunken Sword
Yosuke Takemura
Also in
Black Test Car
A Wife Confesses
Umetsugu Inoue Director · Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Rampo Edogawa Author
First release March 14, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
黒蜥蜴
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 14, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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