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Cast
Shoji Nakayama
as Tokusuke Kosaka
Shigeru Amachi
as Staff Sergeant Tsuneyoshi
Hiroshi Ayukawa
as Tadayoshi Takayama
Masaru Kodaka
as MP Corporal Karita
Shuntarō Emi
as Yatarô Kimizuka
Toshio Hosokawa
as MP Sergeant Major Hagiyama
Junko Ebata
as Shino Kashima
Namiji Namiura
as Taeko Kamoshita
Akiko Mie
as Yuriko Ito
Katsuko Wakasugi
as Kiyoko Kashima
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1957
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresHorror, Mystery
Votes2
DirectorKyōtarō Namiki
WritersAkira Sugimoto
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
About The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
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...
Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty leans on a strong ensemble — Shoji Nakayama, Shigeru Amachi, Hiroshi Ayukawa — 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 horror titles of 1957.
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