Summary
Death stalks a towering hotel under construction in Tokyo and love brings the guilty parties to a justice of their own choice. The motives are control of the hotel, blackmail and jealousy. The principals involved are two business partners, a political string puller and his son, lovers carrying on an illicit affair and a secretary turned blackmailer.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −12 min on the typical 104
typical 10492Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1976
April 3, 1976
50 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Masahisa Sadanaga Director
Writing · 3
- Tatsuo Nogami Screenplay
- Tetsurô Abe Screenplay
- Seiichi Morimura Original Story
Production · 2
- Yoshiki Nomura Executive Producer
- Akira Oda Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Mitsuru Udagawa Director of Photography
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