Mystery ·Drama · Japan · 1991 · 1h 49m

Noh Mask Murders

天河伝説殺人事件

Noh Mask Murders poster
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Takaaki Enoki as Mitsuhiko Asami Takeshi Kusaka as Kazunori Mizukami Naomi Zaizen as Hidemi Mizukami Ittoku Kishibe as Shigeru Kōyama as Yoshinori Takasaki Rei Okamoto as
Crew
Shinya Hidaka — Screenplay Kon Ichikawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

Trailer Noh Mask Murders — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookamateur detectivefamily secretsmurdermurder mysterysuspensenoh (nō) theatermystery
Key Collaborators
Kon Ichikawa Director Shinya Hidaka Screenplay Kon Ichikawa Screenplay
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