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7.2/10   198 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Rampo Edogawa (novel)
Yukio Mishima (stage adaptation)
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Release Date:
July 1969 (USA) more
Plot:
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye... more | add synopsis
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A Lost Gem more (8 total)

Cast

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Akihiro Miwa ... Black Lizard (as Akihiro Maruyama)
Isao Kimura ... Detective Akechi
Kikko Matsuoka ... Sanaye
Junya Usami ... Shobei Iwasa
Yûsuke Kawazu ... Junichi Amamiya
Kô Nishimura ... Private Detective Keiji Matoba
Toshiko Kobayashi ... Hina
Sonosuke Oda ... Harada
Kinji Hattori ... Toyama
Kyôichi Satô ... Ôkawa
Jun Kato ... Sakai
Ryuji Funakoshi ... Kozu
Mitsuko Takara ... Show Dancer
Tetsurô Tanba
Yukio Mishima ... Human statue
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Lizard
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Runtime:
86 min
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Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kuro bara no yakata (1969) more
Soundtrack:
Two-part Invention No.4 in D Minor BWV.775 more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A Lost Gem, 23 September 2001
10/10
Author: ChrisWN from Santa Cruz, CA

This movie from the king of yakuza (gang) films is a big departure from his other films. This movie is the penultimate camp/action film. Anyone who has been taken in with the martial arts films (esp. from Hong Kong) of late, should check this out. It's less focused on the action sequences than it is in developing a verbal tit-for-tat sparring between the villain & the policeman who is pursuing her (w/ whom she is also secretly in love). Having a villain who is a lovelorn but vengeful drama queen is a refreshing break from the usual Asian action fare (1970's - present) & demonstrates that despite better technical skill & more special effects, the art of cinema hasn't necessarily improved because of mastering new technology. I can't remember the last time I've laughed so hard in a movie. Seek this one out.

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