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MOVIE • 1977

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In the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone from Tanemura General Hospital in Tokyo, Setagaya. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Inspector Kitahara, who received the report, goes quickly to the Tanemura home, along with other police to speak to the family of the child. Then, suddenly, the phone rings. The kidnapper wants money.

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Top Cast

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

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Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

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Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

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Hiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka

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Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

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Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

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Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

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Shin Saito

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Sayoko Ninomiya

Sayoko Ninomiya

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Hisayuki Nakajima

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Katsuhiko Watabiki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

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Masao Murata

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Naohiko Shigeta

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Hiromi Maya

Hiromi Maya

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Theatrical release date: February 26, 1977

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Film

Status

Released

Release

February 26, 1977

Runtime

91 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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