The best Kō Nishimura’s mystery movies

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

25/01/1923- 29/04/1997
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High and Low

High and Low
8.4/10
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Zero Focus

Zero Focus
7/10
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
6.1/10
The reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.

Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt
7.5/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 17/02/1963
Mystery film.

Tokyo Bay

Tokyo Bay
7/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 27/05/1962
  • Character: Noboru Sumikawa
An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets two detectives, Sumikawa and Akine, into a sprawling investigation through Tokyo's underworld.

The Glamorous Ghost

The Glamorous Ghost
6.8/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 03/10/1964
  • Character: Hiroshi Asami
Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife, then embarks on a crusade to extort all the wealthy men whom she had affairs with.

A Hunter's Diary

A Hunter's Diary
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 26/03/1983
  • Character: Kentaro Hatanaka
Adaptation of "The Lady Killer" by Masako Togawa.

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