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Release Year1955
Runtime0h 51m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresMystery, Crime, Action
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DirectorShigehiro Ozawa
WritersIppei Hata, Shin Morita
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMaboroshi Kaito Dan
About Maboroshi Kaito Dan
This is the first film in the third installment of the adventure film for boys that depicts the battle between a thief who calls himself "the secret envoy of the Demon Lord" and private investigator Hideo Sayama. In the Toei, the roles are twenty faces and Kogo (Twenty Faces) and Akechi Kogo, with a content that seems to be strongly conscious of the "boys' Detectives" series of Edogawa Rampo, which was later made into a movie.
Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, Maboroshi Kaito Dan leans on a strong ensemble — Kōji Nanbara, Susumu Namishima, Hiroko Mikasa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1955.
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