Case of the Disjointed Murder

Case of the Disjointed Murder

1977 · 140 min · ★ 7.5 · Mystery, Drama

In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists, novelists, poets, painters, playwrights, actresses, etc. Then the murders begin, one after another. The incident seemed to have no continuity...

Directed by Chūsei Sone · Written by Haruhiko Arai

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