To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
Direction
Ichikawa's surgical precision exposing rot beneath polished surfaces.
Production
That cursed mansion deserves its own billing.
Acting
Keiko Kishi's ice queen could freeze hell itself.
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Koji Ishizaka
Kosuke Kindaichi
Keiko Kishi
Hideko Kamio
Yōko Tsukasa
Tsutayo
Mieko Takamine
Takako Higashikoji
Kie Nakai
Tomoko Daidoji
Masaya Oki
Rentaro Tamon
Mitsuko Kusabue
Otomi
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Oaki
Midori Hagio
Kotoe Daidoji
Takeshi Katō
Detective Todoroki
Shigeru Kōyama
Tsukumo
Akiji Kobayashi
Detective Kogure
Hideji Ōtaki
Lawyer Kano
Fujio Tokita
Kimihiro Reizei
Detective Kurosawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kon Ichikawa directed four Kindaichi films; this was his most visually lush, inspired by traditional Japanese ghost story aesthetics.
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