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Blueprint of Murder (1961)

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

Crime

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)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/10/2023TVBroadcastTV7 stars
08/18/2020TVBroadcastOther7.5 stars
08/16/2018ComputerBroadcastOther7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Had to watch this one again via DKUTV bc I love it so much. Awesome Toho cast and fun caper. High on my list of films that deserve a good physical release.

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