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MASTER SCORE 64.9 / 100
1966·Crime / Drama·1h 42m

THE STRANGER WITHIN A WOMAN

“Man killed woman in love! Woman killed man in reason! Masterpiece treating unusual materials”

Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In an effort to further relieve his tortured sense of guilt, he then confesses to Sugimoto. Neither his wife nor his friend can believe that he could have been involved.

Above the Line
Mikio Naruse·DirectorToshiro Ide·ScreenplayEdward Atiyah·NovelYasumichi Fukuzawa·Director of PhotographyHikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerEiji Ooi·Editor
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi·Isao TashiroMichiyo Aratama·Masako TashiroMitsuko Kusabue·Yumiko KatoTatsuya Mihashi·Ryukichi SugimotoAkiko Wakabayashi·Sayuri SugimotoDaisuke KatōToshio Kurosawa·BartenderHisao ToakeYū FujikiChieko Nakakita
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 2
Mikio Naruse·DirectorMasazumi Kawanishi·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Toshiro Ide·ScreenplayEdward Atiyah·Novel
Camera· 1
Yasumichi Fukuzawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Eiji Ooi·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Hikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerAkira Saitô·Sound RecordistHisashi Shimonaga·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 1
Satoru Chūko·Production Design
Production· 3
Sanezumi Fujimoto·ProducerMasakatsu Kaneko·ProducerYasuaki Sakamoto·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Chōshirō Ishii·GafferChōshirō Ishii·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
64.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
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