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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Blueprint of Murder (1961)

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

Crime | Thriller | Mystery

Overview

Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has a fatal accident. As his brother investigates the “Accident” with his old college friend (makoto Sato), now a reporter… They stumble across murder, espionage and cover-ups. High-class night club, femme fatale, and a “Blueprint of Murder” all adds up to a bigger plot then first expected.

Length 73 minutes

Actors

Yûzô Kayama | Makoto Satō | Tatsuya Mihashi | Kumi Mizuno | Mie Hama | Mickey Curtis | Seizaburô Kawazu | Ichirô Nakatani | Hideyo Amamoto | Kan Hayashi | Akihiko Hirata | Naoya Kusakawa | Ko Mishima | Tadao Nakamaru | Yutaka Nakayama | Masaya Nihei | Masanobu Oki | Sachio Sakai | Ikio Sawamura | Yukiko Shimazaki | Toki Shiozawa | Kazuo Suzuki | Hiroshi Takagi | Akira Wakamatsu | Michiyo Yokoyama | Haruo Nakajima

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

Had this been in black & white it would fit snuggly with the Nikkatsu film noir output at the time. Such a serpentine plot surrounding the blueprints for an energy efficient car with the entire cast hamming it up. I love this movie and wish it would get a restored release here. I dunno if Makato Sato had any other leading man roles but he should’ve because he’s so great here (he’s usually a solid supporting character actor in the majority of Toho films I’ve seen w/him). I totally did not recognize Mie Hama on this viewing until the end. It’s kinda hilarious that Akihiko Hirata has an almost blink and you’ll miss cameo in this.

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