
Kenpei to barabara shibijin
Released: August 6, 1957Runtime: 73 minLanguage: JA
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...
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Shoji Nakayama
as Tokusuke Kosaka
Junko Ebata
as Shino Kashima - Kiyoko's Sister
Shigeru Amachi
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
Toshio Hosokawa
as Staff Sergeant Hagiyama
Namiji Matsuura
as Taeko - Shino's Friend
Katsuko Wakasugi
as Kiyoko Kashima
Hiroshi Ayukawa
as Sergeant Takayama
Masaru Kodaka
as Sergeant Karita
Shuntaro Emi
as Yatarô Kimizuka
Yoji Misaki
as Director Detective Moriya
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