The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Kaizo HayashiDirector
- Kaizo HayashiScreenplay
Cast
- Shiro SanoDetective Uozuka
- Moe KamuraBellflower
- Fujiko FukamizuSakura Tsukishima
- Shunsui MatsudaAkagaki
- Yoshio YoshidaMatsunosuke
- Akira ŌizumiMagician
- Morio AgataMagician
- Kazunari OzasaMagician
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- Baiken JukkanjiConveyor Belt Shop
- Kyōko KusajimaOld Lady in the Comb Shop
- Tatsuo NakamotoWhite Mask