EDOGAWA RAMPO’S BEAST IN THE SHADOWS

(Edogawa Ranpo no Inju)

1977 – Color – 118 min. – REMASTERED Academy Standard (4:3)

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Starring: AOI Teruhiko

OTOMO Ryutaro, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo

KAYAMA Yoshiko, KAGA Mariko

Directed by: KATO Tai

Multiple murders, red herrings and sadomasochistic sex are the order of the day in this ground-breaking mystery from Edogawa Rampo, Japan's foremost writer of suspense novels. The year is 1930 and the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterious events culminating in the death of a wealthy industrialist who may have been leading a double life. Aoi Teruhiko and Kayama Yoshiko star along with two of Japan's most famous and highly respected actors, Otomo Ryutaro and Wakayama Tomisaburo. In a departure from the samurai genre in which he made his name this is director Kato Tai's masterpiece. A true work of cinema art comes to life in this deadly tale of love and betrayal! (original US release title: ”A Scream From Nowhere”)