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Black Lizard
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Black Lizard

1968-08-14 · 86 min · ★ 6.9

Crime · Comedy · Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller

A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

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Directors
Kinji Fukasaku
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Akihiro MiwaAkihiro MiwaBlack Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
Isao KimuraIsao KimuraKogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Jun UsamiJun UsamiShobei Iwase
Toshiko KobayashiToshiko KobayashiHina
Mitsuko TakaraShow dancer
Tetsuji HattoriToyama
Kyōichi SatōKyōichi SatōÔkawa
Ryuji FunahashiKozu
Sōnosuke OdaSōnosuke OdaHarada
Tadayuki OkamotoTadayuki Okamoto
Isamu Shimizu
Yoshio Naka
Tsuyuta Shimizu
Ryûsuke Kita
Jun KashimaSakai
Ryokutarō Hanai
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Teruko Higa
Midori Kashiwagi
Keiko Shirakawa

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