A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
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Part of Kosuke Kindaichi Collection
6 films
Cast
28 people
Koji Ishizaka
Kosuke Kindaichi
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Yōko Tsukasa
Katsuno
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Yojimbo
Samurai Rebellion
Reiko Ōhara
Sanae
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Mitsuko Kusabue
Osayo
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Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Kiwako Taichi
Tomoe
Known for
Kuroneko
Yuko Asano
Tsukiyo Kito
Known for
Sky of Love
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Oshichi
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Freeter, Ie wo Kau
Love is Still Necessary
Takeshi Katō
Inspector Todoroki
Known for
High and Low
The Bad Sleep Well
Hideji Ōtaki
Gihei Kito
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Tatsuo Matsumura
Chinese herbal doctor Koan
Known for
Madadayo
Harakiri
Tsunehiko Kamijou
Officer Shimizu
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Shozo Ukai
Known for
Funeral Parade of Roses
Ran
Kon Ichikawa Director · Seishi Yokomizo Author Shin'ichi Tanabe Composer
First release August 27, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Production Toho Pictures, Inc.
Production
TOHO
Production
Toho Pictures, Inc.
Production
Japan
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Original title
獄門島
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 27, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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