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Call from Darkness

Original title: Mayonaka no shôtaijô
  • 1981
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Call from Darkness (1981)
DramaMystery

A mysterious story involving the disappearance of Tatsuo's three brothers. Tatsuo, thinks that he too may disappear and has a nervous breakdown. His fiance visits a neurologist, who suggests... Read allA mysterious story involving the disappearance of Tatsuo's three brothers. Tatsuo, thinks that he too may disappear and has a nervous breakdown. His fiance visits a neurologist, who suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since humans have an in... Read allA mysterious story involving the disappearance of Tatsuo's three brothers. Tatsuo, thinks that he too may disappear and has a nervous breakdown. His fiance visits a neurologist, who suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since humans have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream.

  • Director
    • Yoshitarô Nomura
  • Writers
    • Shûsaku Endô
    • Tatsuo Nogami
  • Stars
    • Asami Kobayashi
    • Kaoru Kobayashi
    • Tsunehiko Watase
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    49
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    • Director
      • Yoshitarô Nomura
    • Writers
      • Shûsaku Endô
      • Tatsuo Nogami
    • Stars
      • Asami Kobayashi
      • Kaoru Kobayashi
      • Tsunehiko Watase
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Asami Kobayashi
    • Keiko Inagawa
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    • Mikio Tamura
    Tsunehiko Watase
    • Kazuo Harada
    Makoto Fujita
    • Junkichi Harada
    Junko Miyashita
    • Mitsu Harada
    Etsushi Takahashi
    Etsushi Takahashi
    • Yoshio Aizawa
    Masakane Yonekura
    Masakane Yonekura
    • Toyokichi Kuze
    Shinsuke Ashida
    Shinsuke Ashida
    • Eisuke Inada
    Eri Kanuma
    • Rie Harada
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    • Sukeno
    Yutaka Nakajima
    • Hiroko Harada
    Atom Shimojô
    • Kuninao Fujimura
    • (as Atomu Shimojô)
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Sugibayashi
    • Director
      • Yoshitarô Nomura
    • Writers
      • Shûsaku Endô
      • Tatsuo Nogami
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1981 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Midnight Invitation
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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