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The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (1957)
Directed by Kyotaro Namiki
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Overview
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…
Length 73 minutes
Actors
Shoji Nakayama | Shigeru Amachi | Hiroshi Ayukawa | Masaru Kodaka | Shuntarô Emi | Toshio Hosokawa | Junko Ebata | Namiji Namiura | Akiko Mie | Katsuko Wakasugi | Masao Takamatsu | Fujio Murakami | Kazuo Kodama | Yôji Misaki | Shunji Kubo | Kiyoko Tsuji | Hiroaki Kurahashi | Minoru Asuka | Kyoji Murayama | Kazuki Nishi | Yukio Kohama | Akiko Ono | Fujie Satsuki
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2023 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another one I guessed incorrectly!! Dammit. Ah well. Super happy to see this one, tho! The hint:
“1950s mystery precursor to (much) later extreme
Japanese cinema”
My guess was Ghost Man (1954), which I still think was a pretty good guess based on this TMDb description: “A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Kindaichi investigates”
Really dug this. Totally my jam.
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