The Eve of the Chinese Festival
A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?
The Eve of the Chinese Festival (1962)
Toshikazu Kono
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Ryutaro Otomo
Umon Kondo
Shunji Sakai
Talking Denroku
Eitarō Shindō
Michirō Minami
Yataro Kurokawa
Masao Mishima
Hiromi Hanazono
Kensaku Hara
Eijirō Yanagi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Ryuji Kita
Kōtarō Satomi
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The Eve of the Chinese Festival (1962)
Toshikazu Kono
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