In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder.
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Yoshio
Keiko Amaji
Fujie
Sumiko Minami
Makiko
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Yama-san
Taketoshi Naitō
Inspector Yasumoto
Tanie Kitabayashi
Taiji Tonoyama
Masami Shimojō
Tatsuo Matsushita
Hiroshi Kondō
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