Japan / Apr 02, 1977
2h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hisano Yamaoka | Ito Izutsu |
| Michiko Hayashi | Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu) |
| Misako Watanabe | Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother |
| Takeshi Katō | Inspector Tachibana |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Dr. Gondô |
| Nobuo Nakamura | Hôan Tatara |
| Nobuto Okamoto | Patrolman Nakamura |
| Eiko Nagashima | Satoko Aochi (Rika's daughter, Kanao's younger sister) |
| Yukiko Nagano | Fumiko Nire (the eldest daughter) |
| Kayoko Shiraishi | Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister) |
| Fujio Tokita | Tatsuzô - Harue's Elder Brother |
| Akiji Kobayashi | Koreya Kusakabe (manager) |
| Kazunaga Tsuji | Detective Nozu |
| Takao Zushi | Toshiro Yura (Atsuko's son) |
| Baku Ohwada | |
| Tetsuya Ushio | Ryuji Nire (the second son) |
| Keiko Tomita | Michiko Nire (Naota's wife) |
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| Setsuko Kawaguchi | Eiko Yura - Toshirô's Wife |
| Shizuko Azuma | |
| Yoshie Kihira | |
| Isao Kishimoto | |
| Ben Yuzawa | |
| Shunsui Matsuda | |
| Riki Harada | |
| Bunji Hayata | |
| Daikei Shimizu | |
| Norihei Miki | Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague |
| Ryūtarō Tatsumi | Kahei Nire (scale maker) |
Genres
MysteryHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 悪魔の手毬唄 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toho Pictures |
| Release date | 2 aprile 1977 |
| Executive producer | Osamu Tanaka, Kon Ichikawa, Mitsuo Fujita |
| Writer | Kon Ichikawa, Seishi Yokomizo |
| Editing | Chizuko Osada, Nobuo Ogawa |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Assistant directors | Kon Ichikawa |
| Lighting | Kojiro Sato |
| Camera operators | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
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| Additional photography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Production design | Shinobu Muraki |
| Art direction | Shinobu Muraki |
| Set decoration | Shinobu Muraki |
| Music | Kunihiko Murai, Shin'ichi Tanabe, Nobuyuki Tanaka |
| Sound | Shin'ichi Tanabe, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kunihiko Murai |
| Collection | Kosuke Kindaichi Collection |
Release dates
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