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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

2008-09-03 · 100 min · ★ 5.0

Thriller

The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.

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Directors
Barbet Schroeder
Production companies
SBS Productions, La Fabrique de Films, France 2 Cinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Benoît MagimelBenoît MagimelAlex Fayard
Lika MinamotoLika MinamotoTamao
Gen ShimaokaGen ShimaokaKen Honda
Ryo IshibashiRyo IshibashiRyuji Mogi
Shun SugataShun SugataInspecteur Fuji
Fukui TomonobuMr. Awase
Kazuhiko NishimuraKazuhiko NishimuraInspecteur Matsumoto
Reika KirishimaReika KirishimaKumiko
Kazuki TsujimotoKazuki TsujimotoShundei Oe
Maurice BénichouMaurice BénichouL'agent d'Alex Fayard
Shiho FujimuraShiho FujimuraPatronne de la maison de thé
Kana HaradaKana HaradaHaruka , jeune maiko
Erika NiiboYuki, apprentie de Tamao
Shinji OzekiShinji OzekiIchiro Hirata
Shuichi YamauchiShuichi YamauchiJeune homme masqué
Toshi FujiwaraToshi FujiwaraToyama, interprète de la police
Shirô NamikiShirô NamikiPrésentateur TV
Guillaume BinggeliEtudiant Sorbonne
Yume MiyamotoYume MiyamotoTamao enfant
Ayako NiwaMere de Tamao

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