Romance ·Thriller ·Horror · Japan · 1976 · 1h 16m

The Watcher in the Attic

江戸川乱歩猟奇館 屋根裏の散歩者

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Director
Noboru Tanaka
Cast
Junko Miyashita as Minako Sayanomiya Renji Ishibashi as Saburo Gouda Tokuko Watanabe as Miyako Shirō Yumemura as Clown Aoi Nakajima as Prostitute Hiroshi Chō as Koichiro Sayanomiya
Crew
Masaru Mori — Director of Photography Osamu Inoue — Editor Jirô Tateshina — Original Music Composer Akio Ido — Screenplay Yoshihiro Yūki — Producer
Synopsis

A shiftless resident in a boarding house spends his days crawling in the attic and spying on the renters below. One day he spies an elegant lady enter a room where a clown awaited her and watched as he pleasured her. But she spotted him watching and it aroused her more. Thus begins a story of two people who find they share similar desires and deadly passions.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Noboru Tanaka Director Masaru Mori Director of Photography Osamu Inoue Editor Jirô Tateshina Original Music Composer Akio Ido Screenplay Yoshihiro Yūki Producer
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