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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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The House of Hanging (1979)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.