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The House of Hanging

Original title: Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie
  • 1979
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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The House of Hanging (1979)
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Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. There he happens to meet a daughter who came to request a wedding anniversary photo shoot.Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. There he happens to meet a daughter who came to request a wedding anniversary photo shoot.Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. There he happens to meet a daughter who came to request a wedding anniversary photo shoot.

  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Shin'ya Hidaka
    • Kon Ichikawa
    • Seishi Yokomizo
  • Stars
    • Kôji Ishizaka
    • Yoshiko Sakuma
    • Junko Sakurada
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Shin'ya Hidaka
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Seishi Yokomizo
    • Stars
      • Kôji Ishizaka
      • Yoshiko Sakuma
      • Junko Sakurada
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kôji Ishizaka
    • Kosuke Kindaichi
    Yoshiko Sakuma
    • Yayoi
    Junko Sakurada
    • Yukari…
    Takako Irie
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    • Chizuru
    Miki Sanjô
    • Mitsue
    Midori Hagio
    Midori Hagio
    • Fuyuko Yamauchi
    Teruhiko Aoi
    • Toshio Yamauchi
    Takeshi Katô
    Takeshi Katô
    • Todoroki
    Hideji Ôtaki
    • Kanô
    Nobuto Okamoto
    • Bandô
    Seishi Yokomizo
    Kie Nakai
    Masao Kusakari
    Eitarô Ozawa
    Eitarô Ozawa
    • Tokubei
    Kôji Shimizu
    • Naokichi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Norihei Miki
    Norihei Miki
    Kayoko Shiraishi
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Shin'ya Hidaka
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Seishi Yokomizo
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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Publishing Company
      • Toho
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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