Name: The Shadow Within
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1970-06-13
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Shima Iwashita, Gō Katō, Mayumi Ogawa, Yūsuke Takita, Kaneko Iwasaki

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Fingerprint

Gets under your skin.
Weighs on you.
Pulls you in.
Feasts your eyes.
Feels like real life.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 64
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
1970
June 13, 1970
56 years ago
Genres
DramaThriller
Language
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesModerate
Sex, nudityStrong
Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
5 of 5
Directing · 1
Yoshitarō Nomura Director
Writing · 2
Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay
Seicho Matsumoto Novel
Production · 2
Shigemi Sugisaki Producer
Yoshiharu Mishima Producer
Camera · 1
Takashi Kawamata Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor
Sound · 2
Yasushi Akutagawa Original Music Composer
Shūjūrō Kurita Sound Recordist
Art · 1
Shigemori Shigeta Art Direction
Lighting · 1
Rei Miura Lighting Technician