Drama / Mystery
Japan,
1961, 91 min
Directed by:
Yasuzo MasumuraScreenplay:
Masato IdeCinematography:
Setsuo KobayashiComposer:
Riichirô ManabeCast:
Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Eitarô Ozawa, 高松英郎, Jun Negami, Akira Natsuki, Yuji Moriya, Kisao Tobita, Osamu Ôkawa, Tôru Konoki, Ken'ichi TaniPlots(1)
Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband's approval, and this complicates the trial. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ayako Wakao
Japan
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Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Eitarô Ozawa
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高松英郎
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Jun Negami
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Akira Natsuki
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Yuji Moriya
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The Wife's Confession (1961)
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Kisao Tobita
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Osamu Ôkawa
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Zatoichi at Large (1972)
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Tôru Konoki
Japan
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Fires on the Plain (1959)
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Ken'ichi Tani
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Red Angel (1966)
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The Black Test Car (1962)