CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 26m

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

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A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?

Directed byToshikazu Kono

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
JA
Released
January 28, 1962
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Umon Kondo

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Talking Denroku

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Michirō Minami

Michirō Minami

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Hiromi Hanazono

Hiromi Hanazono

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Creative team
Directed by
Toshikazu Kono
Written by
Hajime Takaiwa

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