Akuma no temari-uta (1977)
- Original title
- 悪魔の手毬唄
- Directed by
- Kon Ichikawa
- Cast
- Yoshioka Hidetaka, Wada Soko, Koichi Mantaro, Miyazawa Rie, Okudaira Daiken, Deguchi Natsuki, Yoshida Mizuki, Okina Megumi
- Genre
- mystery, horror
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A detective travels to a remote village called Devil's Skull to reopen an old murder case. He pieces together clues and interviews locals as he works to uncover the truth.
slow-burntensemelancholiccerebralmysteriousatmosphericsombermethodical
What happens
The Devil's Ballad (Japanese: 魔の手毬唄, Hepburn: Akuma no temari-uta) also known as Lullaby to Kill and The Devil's Bouncing Ball Song, is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The films follows detective Kindaichi after he arrives in "Devil's Skull village" to investigate an old murder case. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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