Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1962 · 1h 26m

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

右門捕物帖卍蜘蛛

Director

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo as Umon Kondo Shunji Sakai as Talking Denroku Eitarō Shindō as Michirō Minami as Yataro Kurokawa as Masao Mishima as

Crew

Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai — Editor Hajime Takaiwa — Screenplay Mitsuzō Sasaki — Novel

Synopsis

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?

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Toshikazu Kono Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai Editor Hajime Takaiwa Screenplay Mitsuzō Sasaki Novel

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