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The Phantom Goblin

The Phantom Goblin

19626.01h 30m

Overview

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf.

Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by Shinji Kessoku
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Top Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa

Hashizo Ōkawa

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Shigemi Kitahara

Shigemi Kitahara

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako Taichi

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako Tsukuba

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Themes & Keywords

twinsperiod drama

About The Phantom Goblin

The Phantom Goblin is a crime, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of twins, period drama. Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, it stars Hashizo Ōkawa, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Yoshiko Mita. An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf.

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