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Ghost of the Pearl Divers
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Ghost of the Pearl Divers

1960-07-08 · 56 min · ★ 7.4

Horror

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Directors
Gorō Kadono
Production companies
Shintoho Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jūzaburō AkechiJūzaburō AkechiDetective Takashi Ikeda
Katsuko WakasugiKatsuko WakasugiTeruyo Satomura
Kyôko YashiroKayoko Miyauchi
Masayo BanriMasayo BanriNatsue Satomura
Shinsuke MikimotoShinsuke Mikimoto
Kyōji Kokonoe
Masaru Kodaka
Rei Ishikawa
Hiroaki Kurahashi
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Tomohiko Ôtani
Saburō Sawai
Akiko Yamashita
Kyōko ŌgimachiKyōko Ōgimachi
Reiko Akiyama
Akiko Kujo
Takamitsu Watanabe
Tetsuya Chiba
Kaoru Katsumata
Kazuki Nishi

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