Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

Sep 3, 2008

1h 40m

★ 4.9

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.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Cross Media

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Cast

Alex Fayard

Benoît Magimel

Tamao

Lika Minamoto

Inspecteur Fuji

Shun Sugata

Ken Honda

Gen Shimaoka

Ryuji Mogi

Ryo Ishibashi

Mr. Awase

Fukui Tomonobu

Inspecteur Matsumoto

Nishimura Kazuhiko

Kumiko

Reika Kirishima

Shundei Oe

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Patronne de la maison de thé

Shiho Fujimura

Haruka , jeune maiko

Kana Harada

Yuki, apprentie de Tamao

Erika Niibo

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