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The Eve of the Chinese Festival

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

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Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: 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?
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1962-01-28
⌚ Running Time: 86 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Ryutaro Otomo original image
Umon Kondo
Ryutaro Otomo
Shunji Sakai original image
Talking Denroku
Shunji Sakai
Eitarō Shindō original image
Eitarō Shindō
Michirō Minami original image
Michirō Minami
Yataro Kurokawa original image
Yataro Kurokawa
Masao Mishima original image
Masao Mishima
Hiromi Hanazono original image
Hiromi Hanazono
Kensaku Hara original image
Kensaku Hara
Eijirō Yanagi original image
Eijirō Yanagi
Hiroko Sakuramachi original image
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Ryuji Kita original image
Ryuji Kita
Kotaro Satomi original image
Kotaro Satomi

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