The Actress and the Detective
A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.
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Cast
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Shinichi Himori
Detective
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Ayuko Saijō
Actress
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Reikichi Kawamura
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Takeshi Sakamoto
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Hiroshi Nagao
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Keijirō Morozumi
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Nobuo Takagi
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Akira Takaya
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Fumio Tôyama
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Jun Yokoyama
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Kinuyo Tanaka
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Ugetsu
Yūzō Kawashima Director · Ryuzo Nakayama Screenplay Shunkai Mizuho Writer
First release December 9, 1950 · Produced in Japan · Original title 女優と名探偵
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
女優と名探偵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 9, 1950
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No release date listed for United States.
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