Japan / Apr 08, 1983
Praying Mantis (1983)
Directed by Shunichi Kajima
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1h 24min
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Plot
A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year later, a real estate company president dies a suspicious death in front of Masako at her beauty salon. Was it an accidents or murder?
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tatsuya Nanjo | Kazuo Ibuki |
| Munemaru Kôda | Tachibana |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | |
| Makoto Shimotsuka | Shingo Hashimoto |
| Shinzō Hotta | |
| Hirohisa Nakata | Osanai |
| Yoshio Hayashi | Announcer |
| Kay Ishiguro | Singer |
| Eiji Okada | Taichi Dôjima |
Genres
Mystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 悪女かまきり |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company |
| Release date | 8 aprile 1983 |
| Writer | Makoto Naito, Shunichi Kajima |
| Cinematography | Masahiro Okumura |
| Assistant directors | Shunichi Kajima |
| Camera operators | Masahiro Okumura |
| Additional photography | Masahiro Okumura |
| Production design | Tsutomu Imamura |
| Art direction | Tsutomu Imamura |
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| Set decoration | Tsutomu Imamura |
| Music | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Sound | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
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