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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956) · 怪異宇都宮釣天井

Name: The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Genre: Acción, Ghost
Released: 1956
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Hiroshi Ogasawara, Akemi Tsukushi, Tetsuro Tamba, Konomi Fuji, Sachiko Tôyama

Original title: 怪異宇都宮釣天井

1956 · Nobuo Nakagawa · 80 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga.

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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956) · 怪異宇都宮釣天井

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