Lullaby to Kill (1977)
Original title: 悪魔の手毬唄
Lullaby to Kill is a 1977 Japanese-language mystery movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, with a running time of 2h 24m. It stars Koji Ishizaka, Tomisaburō Wakayama and Keiko Kishi.
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Cast
- Koji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi
- Tomisaburō Wakayama as Insp. Isokawa
- Keiko Kishi as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
- Akiko Nishina as Chie Bessho (Harue's daughter)
- Koji Kita as Kanao Aochi (Rika's son)
- Yoko Takahashi as Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister)
- Mitsuko Kusabue as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother
- Hisano Yamaoka as Ito Izutsu
- Michiko Hayashi as Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu)
- Misako Watanabe as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
- Takeshi Katō as Inspector Tachibana
- Hideji Ōtaki as Dr. Gondô