Der Sommer des Samurai
5.5
In Hamburg, the police are faced with a mystery after a series of burglaries: there are no clues at the crime scene except for a Japanese character. The characters are soon found all over the city. A retired detective and a journalist finally uncover a huge conspiracy that goes back to the Japanese Middle Ages.
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Cast
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Cornelia Froboess
Christiane Land
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Hannelore Hoger
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Anton Diffring
Wintrich
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Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Heidemann
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Siegfried W. Kernen
Reichard
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Volker Lechtenbrink
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Petra Mikolajczuk
Marianne Barth
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Hans-Christoph Blumenberg Director
First release June 19, 1986 · Produced in Germany · Production Radiant Film, ZDF
Production
Cinenova
Production
Radiant Film
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 19, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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