Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

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Island of the Evil Spirits

1981

2h 11m

6.2(6 votes)

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Overview

Renowned detective Kosuke Kindaichi is called to an island where a dying man's words lead him to investigate a series of murders connected to the 'Nue' legend and the powerful Osakabe family, who separate twins at birth.

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KADOKAWA

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga

Kosuke Kindaichi

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Inspector Isokawa

Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya

Goro Mitsuki

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

Ryuhei Ochi

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Tomoe Goryōnin / Fubuki

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Maho / Kataho

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Goryōnin in Onomichi

Sayoko Ninomiya

Sayoko Ninomiya

Goryōnin in Hiroshima

Yutaka Nakajima

Yutaka Nakajima

Katsuko Matsumoto

Michiko Otsuka

Michiko Otsuka

Taneko Ochi

Creative team

Directed by: Masahiro Shinoda
Written by: Kunio Shimizu
Produced by: Seikichi Iizumi
Shinichi Hashimoto

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