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The Living Koheiji
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The Living Koheiji

1957-08-04 · 61 min · ★ 7.0

Horror

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

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Directors
Nobuo Aoyagi
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Senjaku NakamuraSenjaku NakamuraKohada Koheiji
Kaoru YachigusaKaoru YachigusaOchika
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaTakuro
Yasuko NakadaYasuko Nakada
Atsuko IchinomiyaAtsuko IchinomiyaOtane
Akira TaniInnkeeper
Ichirō ShimizuIchirō ShimizuActor 1
Sonosuke SawamuraSonosuke SawamuraActor 2
Minosuke YamadaMinosuke YamadaDressing room keeper

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