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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-03
50%
29 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.
Languages: French, Japanese.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Cross Media
Movie: Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Top 10 Billed Cast
Benoît Magimel
Alex Fayard
Lika Minamoto
Tamao
菅田俊
Inspecteur Fuji
Gen Shimaoka
Ken Honda
石橋凌
Ryuji Mogi
西村和彦
Inspecteur Matsumoto
霧島れいか
Kumiko
辻本一樹
Shundei Oe
藤村志保
Patronne de la maison de thé
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Overview
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.
Release Date
2008-09-03
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