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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1960-08-06
Languageja
Runtime1h 24m
Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

8.0(1)
•1960•1h 24m

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

Action

Overview

After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.

Writing & Screenplay
Gan Yamazaki
Cinematography
Minoru Yokoyama

Principal Cast

16 credited
Keiichirō Akagi
Keiichirō AkagiRyūshirō Dan
Joe Shishido
Joe ShishidoKen
Reiko Sasamori
Reiko SasamoriHiroko Saeki
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri YoshinagaNoriko Dan
Kyōji Aoyama
Kyōji AoyamaGoro
Zenji Yamada
Zenji Yamada
Shōki Fukae
Shōki FukaeTetsu
HK
Hiroshi Kōno
SA
Setsuko Amamiya
NS
Nobue Shiina
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