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Black Lizard

Black Lizard

19686.81h 26m

Overview

A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Written by Rampo Edogawa, Masashige Narusawa, Kinji Fukasaku
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Top Cast

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Akihiro Miwa

Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi

Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Shobei Iwase

Toshiko Kobayashi

Toshiko Kobayashi

Hina

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Mitsuko Takara

Show dancer

T

Tetsuji Hattori

Toyama

Kyōichi Satō

Kyōichi Satō

Ôkawa

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Ryuji Funahashi

Kozu

Sōnosuke Oda

Sōnosuke Oda

Harada

Tadayuki Okamoto

Tadayuki Okamoto

Themes & Keywords

transvestismkidnappingdetectivejewel thieflgbt

About Black Lizard

Black Lizard is a crime, comedy, fantasy, mystery, thriller film released in 1968 exploring themes of transvestism, kidnapping, detective, jewel thief, lgbt. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, it stars Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, Jun Usami. A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

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