The read
It runs long at 2h 38m.
Synopsis
A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After policeman Watanabe Shogoro hears her story, he begins investigating the case, but desperate to avenge her parents' deaths, Sachi later enlists the aid of a mysterious woman who offers to kill Harimaya for a price. Watanabe soon discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.
Ratings
TMDB3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Shigeru IshiharaDirector
- Toshio TeradaScreenplay
- Masaaki HiraoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Noriyuki HigashiyamaWatanabe Shogoro
- Masahiro MatsuokaKyojiya no Ryoji
- Tadayoshi OkuraKarakuriya no Genta
- Asami MizukawaTamakushi
- Seiji FukushiOkawara Denshichi
- Takashi UkajiSakamoto Kansuke
- Yoko NogiwaWatanabe Ko
- Noriko NakagoshiWatanabe Fuku
- Mari ShirakiNakamura Ritsu
- Kin SugaiNakamura Sen
- Sachie HaraKaoru
- Renji IshibashiKagaya Hikozaemon
Stills
Themes
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