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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 19, 1956

Original Title:
怪異宇都宮釣天井

Alternate Titles:
Ghost of Hanging in Utusunomiya
Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô

Genres:
Action | Horror

Production Companies:
Shintoho Company

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 80

Overview from TheMovieDB

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.

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Production

Art Direction:
Haruyasu Kurosawa

Assistant Director:
Morihei Magatani

Director:
Nobuo Nakagawa

Director of Photography:
Kikuzō Kawasaki

Editor:
Hidetoshi Kasama

Executive Producer:
Katsuji Tsuda

Lighting Technician:
Kaiya Sato

Original Music Composer:
Sadao Bekku

Original Story:
Tetsuji Godo

Screenplay:
Katsuyoshi Nakatsu
Hiromichi Takebe

Sound Recordist:
Kihachiro Nakai

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