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Release Year1959
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Crime
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DirectorKoreyoshi Kurahara
WritersMasaru Baba, Nobuo Yamada
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Turning to Hell
About A Turning to Hell
Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on which is written "one-third of the key", also the part of a key. From a newspaper he learns that the dead man is an official who has been detained as a suspect in a bribery case involving 150,000,000 yen and that another suspect named Matsunaga is still in custody. Maki realizes that if he can obtain the other two-thirds of the key, he will be a multi-millionaire.
Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, A Turning to Hell leans on a strong ensemble — Ryōji Hayama, Mihoko Inagaki, Yōko Minamida — 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 drama titles of 1959.
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