Yurei otoko

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Yurei otoko (幽霊男, lit. "Ghost Man") is a 1954 film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, and starring Seizaburō Kawazu as Seishi Yokomizo's fictional detective Kindaichi Kōsuke. It is based on Yokomizo's novel of the same name. by It was distributed theatrically by Toho on October 13, 1954.[1]

Ghost Man
Japanese Poster
Directed byMotoyoshi Oda
Screenplay byTsutomuy Sawamura[1]
Based onYurei otoko
by Seishi Yokomizo[1]
Produced byKazuo Takimura[1]
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Yamada[1]
Music byKyosuke Kami[1]
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 13 October 1954 (1954-10-13) (Japan)
Running time
72 minutes[1]
CountryJapan

Plot

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According to Multiple movie information sites (Movie Walker, movie.com, KINENOTE listed in the section of external links ) have the same text story. According to it, it is almost true to the original, but there are the following changes.

  • The bathtub where Keiko was killed is in the atelier in Nishi-Ogikubo and there is no transfer to the Juraku Hotel.
  • Mitsuko was rescued by Kokichi and the authorities, and at this point it turns out that the ghost man and Tsumura are different people.
  • Reproduction of the crime warning statement tape and the first harm to Mitsuko was the day after Keiko was killed, the photo session in Izu was several days later, and Mitsuko was killed several days later.
  • There is no setting that only the first ghost man was Takebe.
  • Finally, Kikuchi (Kikuchi, the original story) jumps and commits suicide by being caught up on the roof by Kanedaichi, who suddenly appeared with a pistol in his hand.

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 2008, p. 105.

Sources

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  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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